Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Deep in the Portuguese lower leagues a future Ballon d'Or contender was emerging at the turn of the century.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

It didn’t take long for Acuña to spearhead an academic revolution he knew was emerging.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

This cooling came just as the planet was emerging from the last ice age and beginning to warm.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Historically, Iran’s Mehrabad airport in Tehran was emerging as a global hub connecting East and West in the 1970s, but that trajectory cut short by the Iranian Revolution, Harteveldt said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Directly in front of us, inside the sphere, the massive front doors of Castle Anorak had just swung open, and now a single Sixer avatar was emerging from within.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline