hiding

Example Sentences

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Hiding under a desk would have been ineffective, but it broke up the school routine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"Hiding is what terrorism wants. They want you to be terrified. They want you to stay home. They want you to do nothing," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Hiding behind a fuzzy name while a’pickin’ and a’thumpin’ and a’quackin’ and a’kickin’ because you’re “in charge?”

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

"Show yourselves. Hiding will not erase the truth," Senator Risa Hontiveros, who is leading parliament's investigation on Ms Guo, said in a statement.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Hiding behind her skirts was a very small boy—about three or four years old—who clung to her leg like a little insect.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper