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

An injury-disrupted start, shoots of hope in the spring, a chastening clay swing, blooming on the British grass.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Musk could imagine the photo of the green shoots against the Mars background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Bollywood has long been known for punishing schedules, with shifts often stretching from 12 to 18 hours and, at times, continuing for more than a day during intensive shoots.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Phillip asked nervously, looking a bit green himself as more and more shoots twisted and wrapped themselves around the larger vine, moving like the grotesque tentacles of some foul squid.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley