arc
Example Sentences
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The audition for that movie changed the arc of her career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
If he has traveled an arc of self-improvement, it has still landed him in a pretty rotten place.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Allen said young people are "so used to a beginning, middle and end arc in seven seconds" that they struggle with a two-hour movie, "other than Avatar", he added, "which is an experience".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The arc of history today bends not towards cooperation, but competition.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
He walked in an arc around the books and papers spread on the floor, before standing in front of the bookshelves.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing arc
Unit 1: Telling Details
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Middle School Geometry, List 1
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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