capturing

Example Sentences

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Start by capturing a defining moment that reveals your core character.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Initially a unit of subprime used-car retailer DriveTime, Carvana started capturing attention with its tall, glass-encased car “vending machines” along highways—structures as useful for marketing as storing cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"By capturing the faint light emitted by this filament, which traveled for just under 12 billion years to reach Earth, we were able to precisely characterize its shape," explains Davide Tornotti.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I thought about telling him how close I had been to capturing that trout, but I hated to admit defeat.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson