Example Sentences
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This time, we deliberately tarried for the scores of curious locals and drivers who wanted to know about our bike, our route, our motivation and “Are you still talking?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
However, ocean-faring ships tarried in San Pedro Bay as crews struggled to keep up with the pace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
A business park called Grove 270 sits where Steve Miller once tarried too long onstage.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
But while the shah tarried in Egypt and Morocco, an Iranian mob briefly seized the American Embassy in February.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
Even if he had tarried on the mountaintop, and even allowing for his modest walking speed, he should have reached here by now.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
