Example Sentences

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There’s doubt massive tankers, once the backbone of global crude flows, will be returning in quite the same numbers to the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“Many of these team members will be returning to a country where we know there has been a crackdown on their own people,” added Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

ITV also used the All Stars final to confirm the main show will be returning for series 13 in Mallorca this summer.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will be returning to the starting rotation after missing most of last year’s regular season because of a shoulder injury, was not selected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

He is explaining that the new government will be returning the compound to us, that we’ll have to decide if we want to sell the property or keep it.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez