harbored
Example Sentences
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When the trees of the Singer Tract were at last clear-cut beginning in 1937, however, the wolves it had harbored were shot on sight, as they were when the leases of other refuges expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
This confirms fears that Iran has harbored for weeks or months.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The facility’s namesake harbored no illusions that his donation might one day turn the downtrodden Hoosiers into the country’s top team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
There’s a moment where Will mentions a crush he’s harbored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
I’d harbored a fleeting hope they’d get back together, but it never happened.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
