Example Sentences

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Now, the country is embarking on a more off-brand project: bolstering its tiny military, as China sends forces deeper into the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“L.A. is embarking on a kind of grand experiment: Can they rebuild a rail system that serves a metro area that didn’t initially grow up around the car, but expanded around the car?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Each is embarking on a distinct changeover path, but the common denominator of resetting is unmistakable and momentous.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Instead, her family is embarking on an extended trip to the Pocono Mountains, a long way from the beaches of Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

You are aware, Charles, I suppose, that the regiment is embarking for India?

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry