Example Sentences

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Trunk, branches, leaves and night sky form an intricate pattern, creating the taut balance between image and abstract form that O’Keeffe was achieving in many of her paintings of the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Akers had not only managed to replicate the natural process—she was achieving survival rates far higher than in the wild.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The government source said the main focus was achieving peace and there was little hope of the war ending by Easter.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

His goal was achieving an “evergreen quality,” as he puts it, not least because he knows that might ensure that the songs find new audiences as successive generations of kids age out of the album.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

The train wasn't coming back, and standing there was achieving nothing, so I struck out toward the biggest mound.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda