proceeded
Example Sentences
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A federal judge proceeded with the sentencing in Diamantis’s absence, handing down a seven-year prison sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Back in Bridgeport, the sentencing proceeded last week like a wedding without a bride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Trump then proceeded to praise Amodei, saying he was "great" and "fantastic."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The procession last proceeded along Garvaghy Road in 1997 and was barred the following year, soon after a peace accord largely ended three decades of conflict over British rule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Being pushed unceremoniously to one side—which was precisely what I wished—he usurped my place, and proceeded to accompany himself: for he could play as well as sing.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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