Example Sentences

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It was dry season so the water was low, fish were rotting with flies, and human feces and garbage were surfacing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

“You had a time to deal with problems that were surfacing, and you did not take advantage of that.”

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Later in the day, she was watching all the videos that were surfacing on her iPad because it was all that was on social media.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2022

After years of staying submerged, Toebbe and his wife were surfacing.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

Part of the issue was that old acquaintances and distant relatives were surfacing from nowhere and with a flood of inquiries.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama