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

We survived it, yet hadn’t fully exhaled when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived like a cosmic reminder of how life loves a dramatic arc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Unlike many freestyle rap hits, Children's Story was planned and written with a deliberate story arc.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Powell’s own inflation fight has followed a different arc than Volcker’s.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

In the night games, beneath the arc of lights, in his last year of Little League, Ben’s new spikes gleamed like teeth as he walked toward Dave Murphy.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy