traversing

Example Sentences

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Often lately have I thought of a sentence in Patrick Leigh Fermor’s “A Time of Gifts,” his account of traversing Europe on foot in the early 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

It was a voyage that promised passengers the trip of a lifetime traversing some of the Atlantic's most rugged and untouched landscapes.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Another factor keeping a relative lid on Brent prices may be the slight uptick in tankers successfully traversing the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, according to ship tracking service MarineTraffic External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

As some have pointed out on the social-media platform X and elsewhere, the Strait of Hormuz is not just for crude-oil shipments, with fertilizer also traversing the waterway.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

"Communication would be a great thing. But traversing thirty- two hundred kilometers to Ares 4 is incredibly dangerous. We'd rather he stayed put. If we could talk to him, we'd certainly tell him that."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir