Example Sentences

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“When the market is keying off fundamentals, around earnings season of these companies, these stocks rally,” Slimmon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Davis is keying in on something more specific: the disconnect between how a speaker and receiver grasp the world, how we strive to keep others’ attention to our silly little anecdotes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“Trashing accounts that you hate will cause our algorithm to show you more of those accounts, as it is keying off of your interactions,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2023

The Coug defense is keying in on Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid, an All-American candidate who owns the top receiving grade among all receivers and tight ends in the nation, according to Pro Football Focus.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Yes, Walton's instinct is sound; for he is keying up the pitch; and verse, even when mediocre in quality, has its pitch naturally set above that of prose.

From On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir