How to Use at the time of (something) in a Sentence
at the time of (something)
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There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the crash, the CHP said.
— Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 -
Tom Lynch, a D.C. police spokesman, said the youth was 14 at the time of the shooting.
— Emily Davies, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Young was the mother of two sons, who were 6 and 3 years old at the time of her death.
— Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024 -
The abuse happened over the past decade, records state, and one of the victims was 5 years old at the time of the crimes.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 June 2023 -
The roads were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the crash, according to the report.
— Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 23 July 2024 -
The weather at the time of the crash was clear, and the road was dry, according to the report.
— Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Tchiani, who led the unit at the time of the coup, now appears to be in charge of the country.
— Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 -
In a similar vein, the shares of Bath & Body Works fell 3.2% to $46 at the time of writing.
— Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024 -
About 70 people were working in the building at the time of the attack.
— Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Albert said Wilkinson’s wife and son were home at the time of the shooting.
— Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023 -
The Abbey — where Kate married William in 2011 — shared a video at the time of the bells ringing on Twitter.
— Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023 -
Four fellow strikers weren’t at work at the time of the rally.
— Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023 -
The responding officer said the weather at the time of the crash was clear and the road was dry.
— Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Boyd was nearing his 10th year in the fire department at the time of his killing.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024 -
The same cannot be said for Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 years old at the time of the shootings.
— Thaddeus Hoffmeister, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024 -
The bus had only a driver aboard at the time of the crash, officials said.
— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024 -
Allen Iverson was the other player who was a Sixer at the time of the Games in 2004.
— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were 16 and 17 at the time of filming.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024 -
The officer did not have the body camera on at the time of the incident.
— John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023 -
The mothers of the teens, who are now 17, filed a suit against McAdams, who at the time of the incident was the Townville fire chief, and his son.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 June 2023 -
Some of them were underage at the time of the incidents.
— Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Jeans was 17 and Patterson was 18 at the time of the incident.
— Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 -
The names of all three men are not being publicly released because of their ages at the time of the crime.
— Heran Mamo, Billboard, 13 May 2023 -
And the other common cause would be a lack of bees in the neighborhood at the time of blooming.
— Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020 -
Officers were at the scene at the time of the shooting but none were injured, Bercaw said.
— CBS News, 29 Oct. 2023 -
Sheehan adds that Bishop was a groundskeeper at the time of the shooting.
— Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023 -
Some officers were on the scene at the time of the shooting, but none were injured, Bercaw said.
— Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023 -
Road conditions were clear and dry at the time of the wreck, according to the report.
— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Merrick was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.
— Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024 -
Police said the executive was alone at the time of the shooting.
— Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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