Example Sentences

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Concerns over private credit have been simmering in the latter part of 2025, following the collapses of U.S. auto-parts supplier First Brands and car dealership Tricolor.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

Tensions with Cardinal Burke, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, have been simmering for nearly a decade, with the American prelate openly criticising Pope Francis over both social and liturgical issues.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

But tensions have been simmering in this city on the west bank of the Hudson River some 60 miles north of New York over plans for some new additions to the park.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Anger and frustration have been simmering among residents and elected officials.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022

This knowledge must have been simmering under the surface of my thoughts.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali