Example Sentences

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Jobless claims also have headed south, with weekly data showing a 207,000 reading on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

If your mom had come to you when she first had trouble with her taxes, you might have headed off this situation completely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“After their hike, he separated from that friend and is believed to have headed toward Inyo County,” the Inyo County Sheriff’s office said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

They have headed towards Damascus from the south.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

It was just like always; Aunt Zo should have been there to holler at Father Mike, because only an idiot would have headed toward the river instead of the highway.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides