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Example Sentences

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The slow season at the restaurant where she works is about to hit.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

These watchers, including staff and volunteers with Friends of Big Bear Valley, are about to gather to honor Sandy Steers, the nonprofit’s late executive director and the force behind its nest cam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Some games may have been played in air-conditioned stadiums and at more modest temperatures across North America, but for Scotland it is about to heat up.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Andrea Egan is about to attend her first conference of the country's biggest union, Unison, as its leader.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

“Haarlem’s Grand Old Man” they called him and they were setting about to prove it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom