Example Sentences

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Such is the life of a fourth sometimes fifth-choice goalkeeper, he was training every day knowing he was unlikely to feature in matches.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Ahmad said that those were photos from a trip to see his brother-in-law, who was training at a U.S. military base.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

“I told him he was training for something greater than he can see right now,” Davis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Erik's first day was training with a basketball team and he signed a contract he believed would land him with a professional club.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Last she’d heard Lio had made it to Venezuela where a group of exiles was training for an invasion.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez