the time

Example Sentences

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By the time the trial came around, “Miss Becky,” as many called her, had become indispensable to the visiting media, cheerfully accommodating their many demands inside and outside the courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"It's long past the time now from when they should have been opened and we need see that pretty soon," she said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time on a day when he was working to negotiate a deal with Iran.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"We talk about green energy all the time," said Yip.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

And thus began the closest, most joyous weeks of all the time in Ravensbruck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom