fanning

Example Sentences

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That started a streak of 10 batters who Ohtani retired in order, fanning six of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

The anticipated mega-IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are fanning private equity’s hopes that initial public offerings will once again be a viable exit path for the industry’s nearly 33,000 unsold businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"People who are donating money are causing the problem of animal cruelty here, because they keep on fuelling it, they are fanning the fire," says Kakooza.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

El Niño tilts the odds toward the early arrival of the winter rainfall that could dampen the risk of those winds fanning flames, O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Leave it alone,” Gwystyl choked, fanning himself with an edge of his robe.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander