Example Sentences

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Pouring rain can’t derail a bold a Paris Olympic opening ceremony that featured athletes on the Seine and performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

Pouring fermented batter into a small wok, he gripped the pan with both hands and swirled it four times in the air before laying it on a portable gas-burner.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Pouring out of the volcanoes at the same time were vast amounts of carbon dioxide and sulfur, sowing climate chaos.

From Scientific American • Jul. 1, 2022

CLAIM: Pouring water on home COVID-19 tests gives a positive result, evidence that they are unreliable or that they are detecting the disease in tap water.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021

Pouring mustard tea on the girls’ cuts and bruises, and keeping them at their tasks with spellbinding tales of her Baltimore days and the child she had cared for there.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison