Example Sentences

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Little Jeff's day had begun like so many others, walking to school through his mining village which was prospering around Merthyr Vale Colliery.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2021

Within a few years, Mr. Gravel was prospering in real estate development and won election to the state House of Representatives, rising to the position of speaker in 1965.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2021

A decade ago, Brazil was prospering, amid a boom in oil and other commodities.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

Prescott was prospering as an investment banker, thanks to his connections with the Rockefeller, Morgan and Harriman business empires.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018

The human beings did not hate Animal Farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed, they hated it more than ever.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell