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 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
• The teen grew to love wrestling during his freshman year and was known to make others laugh.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 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
• Two members who joined the guild during that time fell in love, got married, and now have a child.
  — Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 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
• Testers who use this rave about it during their baby's first few years.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Amhara settlers first moved en masse to Oromia in the 1980s during a famine in northern Ethiopia.
  — Cara Anna, ajc, 14 Dec. 2022
• Watch the video to learn what to do with outdoor furniture during the winter.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• 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
• There was a four-minute stretch during the second half when the 6-foot-2 Beers scored 11 consecutive points for OSU, all on post ups.
  — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022
• The two met during the racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, became friends, and then created a resource group.
  — Brianna Sacks, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
• 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 is also an appearance by the band Turnpike Troubadours who perform during the live auction at the Yellowstone ranch.
  — Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
• Daboll based the decision on extensive evaluation during the bye week.
  — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024