Example Sentences

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He was solving a problem at a New York printing plant that needed to control humidity to stop its four-color printing from running in the sweltering season.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2021

The awkward encounter occurred when a contestant named Darin was solving a puzzle for things that begin with the word "kitchen."

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2020

However Mr Nugent said it was "solving a problem we never had".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2020

And that would reinforce that running and losing weight was solving my problems.

From Slate • May 16, 2020

Soon she was solving ciphers for the Coast Guard “in emergencies.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield