plying
Example Sentences
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He is in many ways the perfect representative of the globe-trotting Sharks, having been born nearly 2,000 miles from Cape Verde in Portugal and plying his trade professionally for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Over 1,200 companies were taking part in the expo, according to organisers, plying their wares to the tens of thousands of attendees there for a startling variety of motives.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
In 2023, ships plying the Caspian carried more than 300,000 artillery shells and a million rounds of ammunition from Iran to Russia, according to documents viewed by the Journal at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Inglis, who has been plying her trade in the tier below the WTA Tour, might have been handed a walkover, but she's unlikely to be feeling rusty when she faces Swiatek.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Still, the man had adult muscles and was plying the oars with determination.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
