Example Sentences

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After seeing the stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence, Gina Linn Espinoza said her mind was racing with thoughts of the history that brought us to the present day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

A code blue was called, and suddenly her mother was racing alongside a patient’s bed.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

When I checked my pulse, it was racing.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Prokopiou’s LNG company chartered two floating import terminals to Germany when Europe’s largest economy was racing to build infrastructure so it could survive without Russian gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

My heart felt like it was racing just a little bit in my chest.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff