Example Sentences

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It was admirable that Wemby played chess and devoured paperbacks, but what was going to happen in crunch time, when an opponent socked him in the gut and tried to shake him?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Winter storm Fern, which socked the Midwest and Northeast, likely boosted the number of claims filed.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Then again, another $13.1 billion was socked away in U.S. money-market funds in the past week, bringing the sector’s assets under management to $7.7 trillion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

CJ Abrams socked a two-run home run in the seventh off Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer, his second in as many games.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025

As was his habit, he padded downstairs in socked feet, eased Grandma’s front door open, and plucked the latest issue of the Logan County Gazette off the porch.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles