Example Sentences

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The cow was always earmarked to be processed as beef, so Lee said the art collective was employing an extreme way to offer people a chance to change course ahead of time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Powell recalled how his mother was intent on testifying before Congress to clear her name and shine a light on the bullying tactics that the government was employing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

When 24-time major champion Djokovic announced in November he was employing the recently retired Murray as his new coach, it felt like a prank.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

He was employing Lake at his private company at the time, he said, and they’d had “many conversations where I was looking out for her financial interests.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Between Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Hanford, and other secret labs around the country, the Manhattan Project was employing more than 300,000 people.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin