sterling

Example Sentences

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With revenue and earnings growing in the double digits, and a sterling balance sheet, “Microsoft is as attractive as it has almost ever been,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

ING targets the euro to rise to 0.88 pounds, saying sterling could fall against the euro as BOE interest-rate expectations have more potential to be repriced lower than for the ECB.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Melodrama doesn’t exactly have the most sterling reputation for discerning cinema viewers.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The independent, nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which has a sterling decades-long record of election forecasting, said the most probable outcome is a wash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Now she is clearing away my crumbs with the sterling silver scraper I gave to Elizabeth and Raleigh for their wedding.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett