Example Sentences

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Myself and Garth, we were translating what was in Julie’s mind, as she was verbally painting a picture for us.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

But by October, policy failures in cities like Philadelphia were translating into surging death counts, and much of the U.S. was jarred into cracking down on public gatherings to stop the flu.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2020

In Afghanistan, I met with missionaries who were translating ancient folktales into English.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 8, 2018

These thinkers were translating the idea of freedom from personal, moral terms to political ones in era of emerging mass politics.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2017

All of Zeitoun’s nieces and nephews were fluent in English, and were translating for the rest of the family.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers