Example Sentences

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When the tradition arrives at 2 a.m. on March 12, we will be springing forward — losing an hour of sleep — making this an excellent time to be intentional about prioritizing your rest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Nearly half of shoppers say they're planning to buy a laptop, while roughly one-third will be springing for a tablet.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2017

Nearly half of shoppers say they’re planning to buy a laptop, while roughly one-third will be springing for a tablet.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2017

A combination of hokey staging and infelicitous editing keeps you guessing, always correctly, about when the rubbery ghouls will be springing out.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2011

It will not then be long before valuable varieties of nut trees will be springing up all over the country.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 by Northern Nut Growers Association