branching

Example Sentences

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Pike followed the main line — called the trunk line — which had hoses branching off in other directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

While the Beijing-based company has been embroiled in a range of legal and privacy rows linked to the social media app for years, its team has been busy branching out developing new cutting-edge products.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

That is because Paradoxophidion appears to be an early branching member of the caenophidians, the group that includes most snake species alive today.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

Properly deciphering the branching pathways of evolution could unlock the history of every component of natural biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

I heard his heavy boots pounding behind me as I turned into a second alley branching off from the first.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss