locating

Example Sentences

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But after not hearing from her for two days, dad Nic frantically rang around hostels where she had been staying, before locating her in the intensive care unit of a Goa hospital.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

A strange blood-feeding fly appears to reduce its visual sensitivity after locating a host and giving up flight for good, according to new research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: It might be useful to start by locating us in this moment and by describing what has changed for American judges in the last couple of years.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Since its invention, one of the most important uses of sonar, particularly the underwater ocean tool known as side-scan sonar, is its use in locating sunken ships and artifacts that lie within and around them.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler