Example Sentences

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His dark eyes are expressive, aflame with passion, but he too often signals surging emotion by turning up the volume.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Gold’s decline stems from surging inflation, a tech stock rally, and the unwinding of the “debasement trade” by investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates to 1% next week, a 31-year high, amid surging energy prices and yen weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Higher airfares have been key to a recovery in airline stocks recently, allowing carriers to mitigate the impact of surging fuel costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But the whole lot of them swam away happily, dots of black on the rolling blue waves surging into the great ocean.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook