Example Sentences

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It was only after returning in 2022 with a larger team and uncovering two more crests that the researchers understood they were dealing with a new species.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Very different are the bold designs for wrought-iron ornament, drawn full size, for making grilles, chandeliers and decorative crests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition,” the Sioux City Journal of Iowa wrote on Nov. 25, 2020, in its page D1 article.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

After Helene hit late on Thursday, record flood crests were measured in at least seven locations in North Carolina and Tennessee.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

The little boat slopped across the crests of the waves, moving farther and farther from shore.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen