How to Use at the time of (something) in a Sentence

at the time of (something)

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  • Merrick was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • The officer did not have the body camera on at the time of the incident.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], 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
  • 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
  • Goodale and Willard Miller, who were both 16 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty in April to first-degree murder charges.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But at the time of this writing, those sentences have been removed.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The convict also theorized that Laci was murdered by burglars who had targeted a nearby home at the time of the killing.
    — Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024

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