Example Sentences
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Even when it traverses difficult terrain, though, the story emerges on the other side with another layer to add to its ongoing consideration of what it means to live free in America.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026
The course traverses the city, starting off in Stormont in east Belfast then heading south.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Combined with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—some 20% of the world’s oil traverses through the narrow waterway—$150 oil may not be so far-fetched.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
In the foreground, an indigenous woman carrying a baby in her arms and a basket on her back, accompanied by a young boy and his dogs, traverses the rocky terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
People picking up their burgers never know that their order traverses two states and bounces back before they can even start driving to the pickup window.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
