Example Sentences

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Almost a quarter of them said they were spending more than they could afford on such services, with 41% of Gen Z-ers saying they were exceeding their limits on streaming.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“We were supposed to have been notified when they were exceeding that amount. It’s written in the contract that we were supposed to be notified at different levels. We were not notified.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said container traffic at major points and cement deliveries at construction sites were exceeding prestrike levels as of 10 a.m.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2022

If the players were exceeding that goal, they knew they had Phillips’s tacit permission to be a little “flashier,” as she put it.

From New York Times • May 23, 2018

With a rocket this size, I thought perhaps we were exceeding the critical dimensions of zincoshine.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam