Example Sentences

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The staffers have been soliciting ideas from legislators without much success.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Some members of the group have been soliciting money — leading to concerns about exploitation, according to news accounts.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Elisabeth Stride, the Swedish immigrant, may have been seen arguing with a man before her death and may have been soliciting, but she may also have gone out to drink.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2019

Senior officials have been soliciting guidance from national security agencies on how to improve relations with Russia, asking what Washington could offer Moscow and what Trump should seek from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

He wrote plays in secret when he should have been soliciting commissions for warehouses, and read novels when he should have been intent upon his business.

From The Light of the Star A Novel by Garland, Hamlin