Example Sentences

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Having tried chemotherapy, standard immunotherapy and surgery, costs were mounting and Conyngham wanted more options.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

By the time of the second payment to Leonard, the bank’s financial woes were mounting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Apple had overtaken it as the top paid music service in the United States, losses were mounting and customer growth was slowing.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Doctors were baffled - the deaths defied explanation and fears were mounting that something sinister could be at play.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

Now the hoodlums were mounting a last-ditch effort to get us out of school before May 29.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals