Example Sentences

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The movie Jon Batiste agreed to make, by Emmy-winning documentary maker Matthew Heineman and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, was supposed to be about the performance of a symphony he was composing.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

I was composing on set and just coming up with little tunes.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023

Her first task was composing a piece of music that Blanchett’s character is tinkering with throughout the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

But at this point, Captain Crozier was composing a four-page letter to be sent by unclassified email.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2020

When Mama wasn’t supplying the neighborhood with caps and baby dresses from her flying needles, she was composing cheery messages for shut-ins all over Haarlem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom