Example Sentences

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Standards dived in college, where my dorm-room alarm clock had all the charm of a prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Hims shares have dived more than 21% in 2026, most recently driven lower by an underwhelming earnings report this month.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

There is the tale of how after a game where Liverpool beat Watford 5-0, Salah asked Ben Foster which way the goalkeeper would have dived if there had been a penalty.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

A lap later, the Italian dived back into fourth place at Turn 11, at the end of the long back straight, and held the place to the end.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He had never hunted tigers in India, or climbed the peaks of the Himalayas, or dived for pearls in the South Seas.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater