How to Use during in a Sentence

during

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• He worked in the field during most of the day.
• We got along well during the trip.
• The fire alarm went off during the ceremony.
• She swims every day during the summer.
• During the interview, they asked about my previous jobs.
• The teen grew to love wrestling during his freshman year and was known to make others laugh.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
• A little fall fertilizer can help lawns by encouraging root growth during months when lawns are less lush.
  — Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 28 Sep. 2024
• The bombs are sometimes unearthed during construction projects and safely disarmed by specialists.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
• Acrimony is evident in the stilted pre-song banter, during which Crosby appears to say more than his share of the lines on the teleprompter.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
• Glaucoma is a rare side effect of topical steroids during which the pressure inside the eye can build, causing progressive damage to the optic nerve.
  — Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• This simple test was the only point during which 2 lab members had to be together to coordinate robot deployment and video recording.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
• For the study, Dr. Bennett and her colleagues set out to determine if the intervals during which people were eating meals had anything to do with their weight changes over time.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• That hurdle, as the driver explained, was first cleared about a year ago near Christmas of 2021 when, during a call, Larson first truly planted the seed.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2023
• The blue high-beam light glares out like a laser during night driving.
  — Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
• There were people on the street during this attack through the air.
  — ABC News, 9 June 2024
• One of the fires was caused by a tree limb that fell onto an SDG&E line during high winds.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
• Miller had two turnovers during that span, then missed a three-pointer.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 25 Mar. 2023
• That tradition does not take a break, even during the draft.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
• In 2008, the baton was dropped during the exchange between Doc Patton and Tyson Gay in the heats.
  — Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
• With its diverse array of restaurants and cuisines, there is a lot to choose from during the week-long event.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2023
• And there are no RMDs from a Roth account during your lifetime.
  — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
• Some of these films were born during the pandemic and yes, there is this melancholy to them.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 May 2023
• The Dolphins had registered their first big play of the game during the prior drive.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Ratoff had tried to make a film adaptation of Casino Royale during the 1950s.
  — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• The solar eclipse that takes place during the April new moon, for example, has its perks.
  — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Only one of its tracks was open during its debut — east and westbound trains shared it.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
• Simpson said the defense racked up more 30 sacks this year during Boise State’s 15 spring practices.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2024
• At one point during the series, Kidman’s Margaret is at the morgue, waiting to learn if the body of a young boy is that of her missing son, Gus.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 May 2024
• And those other two wins during this four-game streak were against another last-place club, in St. Louis.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
• There was a point during spring training when Spencer Steer struggled with his defense at third base.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024