Example Sentences

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Travellers were facing wait times of over two hours at the terminal in southern England to get the cross-Channel ferry to France, the Port of Dover said in traffic updates.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

But others already were facing steep climbs because of weather conditions and tariffs—tomatoes, for example, were 22% more expensive in March than they were a year earlier, according to Labor Department data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Both Swalwell and Gonzales were facing the threat of an expulsion vote.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But his father’s Face—which no longer looked as if it were facing only the seraphim—was convincing enough.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt