Example Sentences

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This means that some 1,000 climbers will be climbing toward the summit in the next two weeks or so.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

However, he will be climbing Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc in the coming months.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2018

A temporary weather station will record air temperature, snow temperature and albedo changes over the two months we will be climbing and researching.

From Scientific American • Apr. 7, 2014

Yetta Gain: The Tour de France starts this weekend and defending champion Alberto Contador will be climbing toward Mont des Allouettes with an oversized asterisk strapped to his back.

From Newsweek • Jun. 28, 2011

“Aw, my dear, you will be climbing and climbing up to St. Penfer; and you be weak yet and not able to.”

From A Singer from the Sea by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston