Example Sentences

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Irish fans would have been concerned to see Sexton's reaction after scoring, with the fly-half's wrist caught by Jason Tomane's knee as he was dotting down.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

"He was on. He was hitting his spots, both sides. Nice little split, was dotting his fastball."

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2015

The three-volume work on which he was dotting the last "i" seemed strange for a modern psychiatrist: Representation of the Problems of Opposites in Medieval Natural Philosophy.

From Time Magazine Archive

And just the very minute when Phronsie was dotting the "i" in her name.

From Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Sidney, Margaret

John Craik was dotting his i’s with the contemplativeness of artistic finish.

From The Grey Lady by Merriman, Henry Seton