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
• 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
• 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
• And all those pups require quite a bit of tender loving care during the multi-day shoot in Glen Falls, N.Y.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024
• Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
• Holt attempted to stop the subject, during which time his wife escaped.
  — Monica Brich, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2023
• Letecia Stauch declined to make a statement to the court during her sentencing.
  — Jeremy Harlan, CNN, 9 May 2023
• The Sea Lions were a combined 11-1 against the other three teams during the regular season.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
• The famous center won two NBA championships and had a slew of career highlights and awards during his 14 seasons in the pros.
  — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
• Just six awards were presented during a show that ran nearly four hours.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 June 2023
• Skies will be mostly sunny during the day, with highs climbing into the upper 80s.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
• The biggest change has been the wave of popularity that came with blowing up on TikTok during the pandemic.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024