shift
Example Sentences
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This shift is happening globally, from farms to supermarkets.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Mark Fine, who has co-written a book about bunkers, says the increased use of rakes after World War I was the result of a shift from match play to stroke play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Such a shift is vital at this moment in history, when so much of modern life is designed to ask almost nothing of us.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
The data, instead, show a “crisis-driven liquidation by a handful of countries under severe currency pressure. It is not a structural shift away from gold reserves.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Imani called in sick today, so I’m covering the breakfast rush at the OldMill instead of working my usual shift at the marina.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
