Example Sentences

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In March, the commission announced it was selecting a record 51 projects with tax incentives, marking the most amount of awarded films in a single application window.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Besson revealed that one of the major challenges of the film was selecting, and then working with, a pack of dogs who are the love and pride of the tortured protagonist.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

And all this refocusing on implosion was going to require a lot of calculations to make sure the lab was selecting the right design.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

Among more heralded Francis player moves as GM was selecting forward Jared McCann in the July 2021 expansion draft and then extending his contract by five seasons in March 2022.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

Meantime, Mr. Rochester had again summoned the ladies round him, and was selecting certain of their number to be of his party.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë