Example Sentences

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Eidevall was needing a decent result coming into this game after a poor start to the 2023-24 campaign.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Johnson was on the par-4 18th green in two when Reed finished, while Smith - the other player in Johnson’s twosome - was needing a miracle that didn’t arrive.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2022

So was needing five pitchers — Adon, Rogers, Ramírez, Finnegan and Andrés Machado — to record those six outs, though the defense didn’t help.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022

If the story line of the Seahawks’ offense this offseason was needing to change, the theme for the Seattle defense as a new season begins is about hoping to stay the same.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2021

At first Aunt Victoria said it wasnt right for a young girl to be here, but I made her see that I couldnt set at home when others was needing help so much.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt