Example Sentences

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Consumers have borne higher gasoline prices for months, but the impacts of the Iran war are rippling through other sectors of the economy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The gunshot clack that follows is resin on resin, the cue ball rippling off the pack of reds, signalling the start of a stage show without a script.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The philanthropy is already rippling through City Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Cook’s financial stability remarks could address how the oil shock is rippling through markets and credit conditions.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Passing the anchor on the way, he skimmed his hand over its whole length, and tried to imagine it rippling and morphing as it apparently had for the dark god Skathis.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor