Example Sentences

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Many Haitians have been crossing the shared border with the Dominican Republic to escape escalating violence and hunger, sometimes in several truckloads per day.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Rising numbers of Egyptians have been crossing the Mediterranean from Libya in recent years to search for better economic opportunities, though like other nationalities, some stay in Libya to work.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2023

Ever since the catastrophic famines of the early 1990s, desperate North Koreans have been crossing into more prosperous China.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

With no indoor facility there, the Seahawks have been crossing their fingers for decent weather.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Now here he is taking us down Snow Hill, when he should have been crossing Smithfield.

From Erema — My Father's Sin by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)