basing

Example Sentences

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Access to basing and overflight by U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia was reinstated after another phone call between the two leaders, according to U.S. and Saudi officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

True, I am basing this conclusion on the mere 20 companies that had reported as of April 14.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach’s top lawman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It also requires sides to avoid, as far as feasible, basing military targets within or near densely populated areas.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

What was in “olde bokes” was to be revered, and even when Chaucer was just making it up, he liked to pretend—though perhaps half in jest—that he was basing his work on a previous text.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith