Example Sentences

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Crowds of flag-waving Hungarians have been cheering on their candidates for an election on Sunday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and challenger Peter Magyar hold frantic last-minute rallies.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Yet before the ink on the agreement had dried Angel City was already tarnishing what it should have been cheering.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Investors have been cheering a better-than-expected earnings season and the ongoing trend of falling Treasury yields, said Bruce Zaro, managing director at Granite Wealth Management in Providence, Rhode Island.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

"I have been cheering for them in every game," said Rolfo.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

“Because, I don’t know, Julian. I kind of think that if you had been there, we might not have rescued them at all. You probably would have been cheering for the seventh graders!”

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio