Example Sentences

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It may not even qualify as trash, but I remember Lost being a phenom when it was airing and its disastrous finale obliterating any goodwill it had built.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

While the show was airing, however, she remembers going to the supermarket and being recognised by fellow shoppers.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

“The West Wing” was airing as George W. Bush took office following a close and contested election.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

By Thursday morning, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was airing what sounded like an intervention.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Upstairs in the nursery Mary Poppins was airing the clothes by the fire, and the sunlight poured in at the window, flickering on the white walls, dancing over the cots where the babies were lying.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers