arc
Example Sentences
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Fogelman and his team of writers are already at work on Season 3 of the Hulu series, which will officially conclude the narrative arc of “Paradise.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Nor, unfortunately, does it reflect Martin Luther King’s hopeful idea that history’s arc ultimately bends towards justice.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Unlike many freestyle rap hits, Children's Story was planned and written with a deliberate story arc.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The bridge itself was a latticed arc of timber, like an old-fashioned roller coaster, about fifty meters long.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.