Example Sentences

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The Dutch woman had flown on a commercial plane from the island of Saint Helena to Johannesburg while she was showing symptoms.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

But today shares of Wingstop are some 60% off those highs, and the stock market’s main chicken-wing trade on Wednesday was showing more signs of breaking down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

I was showing off by, like, second grade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

I remember this professor, when he was showing me the house, he called it “the river of lights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Dad was showing Hugo and Nigel his new Minolta.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell