time was
Example Sentences
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James was Burden’s colleague, a senior associate who at the time was handling, with Burden’s help, the IPO for an internet holding company.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Despite the country already having some of the strictest sunscreen regulations in the world, the TGA said the time was right for an overhaul.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"In my lifetime, this is the fifth time I've been displaced," he said, explaining that the first time was after Israel invaded south Lebanon in 1978.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
By-and-by, however, as I was curious to know how time was passing, I struck a match, and by its flame looked at my watch; it was within a few minutes of midnight.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
