Example Sentences

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And then the judge orders the “triumvirate” to come in and testify, sequestering each of them so they can’t hear each other talk.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It also has one of the strongest offerings when it comes to capturing and sequestering carbon.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

The peat here runs to a depth of at least nine metres, which means it has been forming for more than 9,000 years and sequestering carbon for all that time.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

When urchins are kept in check, kelp forests flourish — sequestering carbon and providing food and shelter for fish, shellfish and other life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Instead of sequestering herself in her bedroom with her violin, she would walk the mile and a half to the house on Winslow right after school, where Mia would be hard at work.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng