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
“Edda, do you want a tea sandwich?” my aunt asks, oblivious to the shift that has happened in the room, gesturing to the small buffet.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
