Example Sentences

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Moments later, a circulated photograph showed Trump and Zelensky seated side by side on the summit’s sidelines, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Moments earlier, he’d somehow managed to back his vehicle out of his driveway and directly into the side of my 2005 Pontiac Vibe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Moments later, he said, the man leaped out of his van.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Moments of censorship or political pressure rarely eliminate satire; while they may displace it, forcing it into new platforms, formats and voices, the critical perspectives of satire remain.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Moments later—and, as you can imagine, we had no arguments from Karli about this—we were lifting him up, and sitting him there astride Marlene’s neck.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo