Example Sentences

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Specifically, we were narrowing in on these questions about what the experience of a typical consumer is, a typical person versus a more extreme example.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

Slack was still in the red before the acquisition, though its losses were narrowing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

Slack was still in the red before the acquisition though its losses were narrowing.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021

The Philadelphia Phillies still were narrowing down their short list for the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s Major League Baseball draft.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2016

The off-white walls with the framed photos of Grandfather were narrowing, bearing down on me.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie