Example Sentences

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"They had partial success over the past day, they have consolidated at the boundaries that were reached and they have evened up the front line," Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

Jones added that Swain's red card may have "evened up" the match, saying referees generally "help the team with the red card".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2022

Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a 3-pointer that would have evened the score with 2.3 seconds to play.

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022

And while widespread coaching changes have created unavoidable instability, they may have evened the playing field as well.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021

Denmark waits to make selection decisions until maturity differences by age have evened out.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell