Example Sentences

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So when group 3 is boarding, for example, group 4 will be lined up on the other side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Thankfully, he makes it there just in time, as Nessa is boarding her ship, and Smithy gets down on one knee and proposes to her.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

The heavy case is carried by a military officer who is never far behind the president, whether the commander-in-chief is boarding a helicopter or exiting meetings with world leaders.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Just a few blocks from Kobzar's flat, a priest, Viacheslav Koyun, is boarding up smashed windows for elderly neighbours so the heating can be turned on in their block.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

We drive through the crowded, sunny streets of downtown Seattle, and we arrive at the pier just as the Seattle-Bainbridge Island ferry is boarding.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day