arc
Example Sentences
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Senior guard Azzi Fudd is making 45.5% of her shots from beyond the arc.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Stories about recessions frequently adhere to a boom-to-bust narrative arc.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
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 coastal city was shaped like an arc that grew thinner on both ends until the tips stabbed into the sea.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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