crossing

Example Sentences

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Ships would send an email to the Houthi forces requesting permission several days in advance of crossing, according to a crew member and maritime analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wanted to make up some lie that would send her away, but she was already crossing the threshold.

From Literature

The woman I thought was Mae isn’t coming nearer to me; she’s still crossing the store.

From Literature

Number two: the Roman historian Livy’s book about the Second Punic War, with Rome against the invading North African armies from Carthage and Hannibal’s war elephants crossing the Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal

What stands out is what the case didn’t involve—no illegal crossing, no forged documents, no dramatic failure at the border.

From The Wall Street Journal