Example Sentences

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The same idea explains how cars move, how people row boats, and why a balloon shoots forward when air escapes from its opening.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

"Then we got some summer rain," Eastough says, which spurred the growth of young green shoots.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Looking fly was part of the job: for shows, photo shoots, music videos.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Both of those markets might be seeing green shoots from all builders,” the executive said on a Wednesday conference call.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In an instant, a bowl of debris shoots upward.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera