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

Mullins hadn’t made a single one of his four 3-point attempts, and as the clock ticked down, he found himself standing closer to the half-court line than the arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Powell’s own inflation fight has followed a different arc than Volcker’s.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The plane dubbed "the black lady of espionage" by the Soviets revved its engines and started on a 3,788-mile arc over the Soviet Union to a secret base in Bodo, Norway.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau