Example Sentences

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The ’20s may have been roaring in Mayfair, but in the Midlands and farther north life was anything but cheery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

All we do know is that prices have been roaring higher at a speed rarely seen in American history.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2018

The ’20s may have been roaring, but Mr. Hardy idealized the 1890s, and fashioned the place after that decade, creating what may have been one of New York’s first retro bars.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2012

We’ve seen reports of what’s been happening in other cities, and the air raid sirens have been roaring here lately.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Amari was glad that it was not the rainy season—the small streams they crossed would have been roaring rivers.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper