arc

Example Sentences

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This tragic arc is correct in outline, and Mr. Stuttard moves the story along with flair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For Owens, the arc is less about vindication than persistence.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Stories about recessions frequently adhere to a boom-to-bust narrative arc.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The basic idea is these computers are now advancing technology and processing time and speed at an arc that is not commensurate with the arc of technological advancement over the past 100 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In the night games, beneath the arc of lights, in his last year of Little League, Ben’s new spikes gleamed like teeth as he walked toward Dave Murphy.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy