Example Sentences

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Kalmaegi was gathering strength on Thursday as it headed towards neighbouring Vietnam, where fear was mounting that the typhoon could compound the damage of a week of flooding that has already claimed 47 lives.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

I was gathering a roomful of writers, after all.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

McVay said Tuesday he was gathering information about the incident but had not made a determination about Robinson’s status.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Russian security services claim that Mr Gershkovich was gathering classified information about a Russian defence plant near Yekaterinburg and spying for the CIA.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Taisin was gathering up the energy she would need for one more assault, and Kaede felt Taisin’s strength rising inside her like a fever.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo