anchoring

Example Sentences

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He began his new role as a per-diem anchor this week, where he’s set to have an on-air introduction on Wednesday and begin anchoring shows on Thursday evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Even so, it has detained more than a dozen vessels for unauthorized anchoring this year, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Debates about the underlying evolutionary mechanisms followed, even at the molecular level, but these discussions raced ahead without anchoring the origin of osteoderms in a clear evolutionary timeline leading to today’s reptiles.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The anchoring players are seen in white with the floating players given more freedom in yellow.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She would snip the bottom of a sweater and pull out a kinky thread of yarn, anchoring it to a piece of cardboard.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan