Example Sentences

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Rams might come back to earth a bit after rolling a bad Bears team, but their confidence is cresting with Matthew Stafford.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021

U.K. and elsewhere, a new wave is cresting.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2020

The FAA’s caseload is cresting at a critical time and is aggravating disagreements within the agency over how to open the nation’s skies to drones.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2014

"All indications are that it is cresting about right now," Sirmon said after 4 p.m. local time, adding that the river could go up or down an inch or two over the next 24 hours.

From Reuters • May 10, 2011

We just had an e-mail chat about ways to reduce risk in an era when climate is changing just as the number of people in harm’s way, particularly in poor places, is cresting.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2010