Example Sentences

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JJ and his mother have appreciated the emotional support, allowing them to try to heal from their sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

By 2035, when her oldest is college-age, she expects the property will have appreciated in value, and she can do a cash-out refinance to get the money to pay for tuition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I have quite a bit of money in a mutual fund, which has done well due to the amount of tech stocks and others that have appreciated quite a lot.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

I have quite a bit of money in a mutual fund, which has done well due to the amount of tech stocks and others that have appreciated significantly.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Mark Antony may have appreciated her insight and needed her support, but he probably did not like being upstaged by her as he followed her procession through the streets of Ephesus.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby