Example Sentences

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Yang said that he has seen startups that do coaching well, but that he’s unsure how much benefit the public is deriving.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022

They discuss it in English; the implicit aim of the class is deriving existential significance from the sentence, not practicing the Spanish language.

From Slate • May 24, 2017

An economist is deriving a model to predict outcomes on the stock market.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Still, if the inventory is maintained in the U.S., that would raise questions of whether Caterpillar Inc. is deriving taxable income from it, said Avi-Yonah.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 8, 2011

He will probably soon discover whether he is deriving solid or permanent benefit from his studies, and govern himself accordingly.

From The Young Man's Guide by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)