Example Sentences

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If you were operating entirely within that framework, you might not even be able to take paid leave for a nonelective surgery.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

On Monday afternoon, Centcom said US Navy guided-missile destroyers were operating in the Gulf "after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom".

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“We provided the phones that were operating, so that phone did not go because it was not being used,” Boyd said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

John Sandweg, who oversaw ICE when the original directive was adopted under President Barack Obama, said, “Back then, we were operating from a lens that family unity is everything.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Olka and I, you see, were operating by different clocks.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman