Example Sentences

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Efforts to stop this proliferation are weakening and treaties are expiring.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

The network’s contract with the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League is expiring this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It also aims to make it easier for people to convert to commonhold, where people jointly own and take responsibility for their buildings without an expiring lease.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Believing we were simply two good people who’d rushed to the altar under the influence of euphoric new love and the pressure of an expiring visa was far less painful than the truth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Her graduation was approaching, her student visa expiring.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie