Example Sentences

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In August, they discovered the kelp not only had reached the surface, but was reproducing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said it pointed to the possibility that the virus was reproducing itself in the male genital tract.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2016

Hain also said there was a problem across Europe with professional politicians drawn from a class that was "reproducing itself", which was fuelling disillusionment with the system.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2014

His father, Max, was an accordionist, and at age 5 Mr. Hamlisch was reproducing on the piano songs he heard on the radio; his entrance into Juilliard soon followed.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2012

The mood of the town was reproducing itself in him.

From Three John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon