arc

Example Sentences

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“Before I was a woman who did comedy, and now I’m a man who does drama. I don’t know what happened there,” Gibson says laughing about the most surprising part of his own transition arc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Many of the top teams in college basketball throw up triples at astronomical rates, taking well over half their shots from behind the arc in pursuit of gamebreaking runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Unlike many freestyle rap hits, Children's Story was planned and written with a deliberate story arc.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The sword flashed in a bright arc, the fastest thing I ever saw move.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier