Example Sentences

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Jupiter is famous for its enormous storms, some of which have been raging for centuries.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Storms have been raging in the Black Sea since Friday.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

IRC is active in Somalia, Nigeria, Syria and Afghanistan, countries where civil wars and hostilities have been raging for years if not decades.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Meanwhile, on Mount Parnitha near Athens, fires have been raging in a forest adjoining the capital, threatening a national park.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

At last, the wars that have been raging since I was born are over.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar