Example Sentences

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In recent weeks, dozens of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, The Wall Street Journal reported late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

For decades, migrants across Latin America have traversed rugged terrain and seas in search of a better life in the United States, often risking their lives in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

Tesla has long attempted to play catch-up against rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet, whose driverless taxis have traversed the streets of San Francisco for years - and now operate in several more cities.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

A breakthrough there would provide the first test of Russia's deeper defences, which Ukraine hopes will be more vulnerable and less heavily mined than the areas its troops have traversed so far.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

If we had remained together we could have traversed that broken and wooded country which lay before us as rapidly as any pursuing soldiers.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William