Example Sentences

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Polls will have closed in: California, Washington, and the remaining parts of Idaho and Oregon.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

By the end of next year, it is expected that about a third of U.S. newspapers will have closed since 2005, the report said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Altogether, the home goods retailer will have closed more than 400 stores, helping produce a projected $1 billion drop in costs for the company in fiscal 2023.

From Washington Times • Feb. 8, 2023

But he also predicted that within the year some of the pandemic-related gaps will have closed and "we will be back to normal job day numbers."

From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2022

In a few minutes the gates of Hades will have closed against me, and Willow will have vanished, and I shall be a babe once more with my new life before me.

From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by Macgowan, J. (John)