Example Sentences

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This week, it is displaying excellent relative strength, gaining more than 5% as the XLY added 1%.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

By the time a tree is displaying symptoms—three to five years, in most cases—it’s too late.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Ultimately, your 40-something girlfriend is displaying white-flag behavior.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

"You just watch him play and you think 'he is Test level'. There are still imperfections, but what he is displaying at 22, with how calm and composed he is, is that level."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

Here is an example: a British anthropologist named Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey is displaying some fossil bones—a foot, part of a hand, some jaws, and skull fragments.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey