Example Sentences

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These will have formed the beginning of what today turned into a full investigation by Thames Valley Police.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Weinstein’s prior conviction in New York and the reality that many potential jurors will have formed an opinion about Weinstein and the #MeToo movement puts the defense at a disadvantage, Werksman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022

While all this has been happening, another filament of moisture-laden air will have formed over the Pacific and hurtled toward California.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022

By the time the latecomers arrive, early appointees will have formed relationships and practices, making it hard for everyone to mesh.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2021

I have already made some extracts from this collection of "Various Epistles" and the reader, from the specimens thus submitted to him, will have formed some conception of the character of the author's style.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas