fanning

Example Sentences

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Officers began fanning through the park and pushing back people they encountered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

Brent crude hit $100 a barrel at one point today after a report that Vice President JD Vance’s peace-talk trip to Islamabad had been delayed, fanning fears that negotiations had fallen apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The bombings have also seen the vital Strait of Hormuz -- through which around 20 percent of global seaborne oil passes -- effectively shut and several ships attacked, fanning supply fears.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Members of the audience were fanning themselves, and she saw a few yawns in the back.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood