Example Sentences

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Stationing ships on Iran’s coast could make U.S. assets susceptible to attack, officials said, so the U.S. will likely try to intercept or quarantine commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Stationing the spacecraft at this distance from Earth will also help conserve its limited fuel supplies.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Stationing all NRL players and staff on an island off Queensland has, thankfully, remained nothing more than an interesting idea.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

Stationing his dogs near a hole at the base of the trunk in case he scared out any raccoons, he went up the 40-ft. bole like a monkey.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stationing themselves near the rear door, they waited.

From Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys by