Example Sentences

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The Vietnam War was raging, there were protests in the streets and their own kids were repudiating many of their values.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The poll may be skewed a bit bearish; most responses came in as the Iran war was raging, before the cease-fire and rebound.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A coalition including Idaho’s union didn’t sue until September—getting headlines alongside the start of school, and ensuring the litigation was raging when the sign-up period began in January of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

I loved writing Robbie because it felt like he was raging against being left behind and and I felt, in many cases, in the script, why wouldn’t you do something?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

By 1945, milky spore disease was raging among the beetle populations of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson