locating

Example Sentences

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A strange blood-feeding fly appears to reduce its visual sensitivity after locating a host and giving up flight for good, according to new research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: It might be useful to start by locating us in this moment and by describing what has changed for American judges in the last couple of years.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Sometimes hungry villagers walk for more than three hours into the wilderness before locating the trees.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In retrospect, I realized that the authorities could have had a myriad of ways of locating me on my trip to Durban.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela