Example Sentences

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But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

MIT, for example, allows undergraduates to take up to four semesters off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In the evolving landscape of college basketball, talented freshmen fated to spend two semesters on campus before rushing off to the NBA draft used to be all the rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s a habit of creating and destroying that she formed as a student at Claremont High School, where she studied the craft for two semesters, yet fired zero pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Mama had Janae while she was a teenager herself and only went for a couple of semesters before dropping out when she got pregnant with me.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi