at the time
Example Sentences
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There were four children in the car at the time of the crash, and one was taken to a hospital by a family member “as a precaution” for abrasions, Morton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
He was survived by his wife and stepdaughter, and was the primary caretaker for his elderly parents at the time of his death, department officials said last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
It might not have felt reassuring at the time, but it does in hindsight, which is how history is assessed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
"Their names, which were still unknown three years ago... are now on everyone's lips in France: Temu, Shein and AliExpress," he said at the time.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
He was sixteen at the time of the invasion and shared with other Dutch teenagers the restless energy of anger and impotence.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
