lane

Example Sentences

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The denim maker said the amount of product it got through the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping lane that Iran has largely locked down, was “very, very minor.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

I just stayed in my lane and treated it as more of a job than something I do feel proud and a member of and want to support it in any way I can.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"In such vibrant and unprecedented detail, we see just one very large galaxy with a dust lane," Sears said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Although prices for most metals have declined this month due to fears that the energy shock will slow economic growth, the blocked shipping lane has pushed aluminum 5% higher in London’s trading pits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“I cannot think of leaving you, sir, at so late an hour, in this solitary lane, till I see you are fit to mount your horse.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë