Example Sentences

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That same year, while national media were characterizing Monterey Park as a middle-class melting pot, a group of residents led an effort to declare English the city’s official language.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2023

More and more, people were characterizing the politics of the late 20th century as a period of state shrinkage or retreat.

From Salon • May 29, 2021

As news of the tweets started spreading, Rogen took issue with the way many were characterizing it as a “feud”:

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2021

Yet, based on this one event, they were characterizing me in a way that went against everything I stood for.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2018