Example Sentences

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Saudi warships have been ferrying those fleeing from Port Sudan, on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, which has now become the entry hub for aid sent to the embattled nation.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

For days, buses and tractors have been ferrying farmers into the city of Muzaffarnagar, sparking a major security operation.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2021

The buses have been ferrying people to the rebel-held countryside near western Aleppo through regime-controlled territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2016

The wooden boat they were on is believed to have been ferrying mostly Afghans.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2012

For twenty years I have been ferrying people across this black sea and nobody has come to relieve me.

From Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Fillmore, Parker