How to Use during in a Sentence
during
preposition
- 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.
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The blue high-beam light glares out like a laser during night driving.
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Pete Lyons,
Car and Driver,
26 Mar. 2023
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There were people on the street during this attack through the air.
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ABC News,
9 June 2024
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One of the fires was caused by a tree limb that fell onto an SDG&E line during high winds.
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Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2024
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The teen grew to love wrestling during his freshman year and was known to make others laugh.
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Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
28 Sep. 2024
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Miller had two turnovers during that span, then missed a three-pointer.
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Mike Rodak | [email protected],
al,
25 Mar. 2023
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That tradition does not take a break, even during the draft.
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Scott Talley,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Apr. 2024
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In 2008, the baton was dropped during the exchange between Doc Patton and Tyson Gay in the heats.
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Sean Nevin,
NBC News,
9 Aug. 2024
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Testers who use this rave about it during their baby's first few years.
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Rachel Rothman,
Good Housekeeping,
13 Jan. 2023
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With its diverse array of restaurants and cuisines, there is a lot to choose from during the week-long event.
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Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
5 Feb. 2023
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And there are no RMDs from a Roth account during your lifetime.
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Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2023
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Some of these films were born during the pandemic and yes, there is this melancholy to them.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 May 2023
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The Dolphins had registered their first big play of the game during the prior drive.
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Ben Volin,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Sep. 2023
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Ratoff had tried to make a film adaptation of Casino Royale during the 1950s.
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Daniel S. Levine,
Peoplemag,
9 Apr. 2024
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The solar eclipse that takes place during the April new moon, for example, has its perks.
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Aliza Pelto,
Women's Health,
18 May 2023
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Only one of its tracks was open during its debut — east and westbound trains shared it.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2024
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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.
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oregonlive,
30 Dec. 2022
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The two met during the racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, became friends, and then created a resource group.
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Brianna Sacks,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Dec. 2022
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Simpson said the defense racked up more 30 sacks this year during Boise State’s 15 spring practices.
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Ron Counts,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Apr. 2024
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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.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 May 2024
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And those other two wins during this four-game streak were against another last-place club, in St. Louis.
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Gordon Wittenmyer,
The Enquirer,
14 June 2023
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The best thing to happen to Michigan during the first half of the 2022 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl happened on the final play.
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Emily Horos,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2023
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There was a point during spring training when Spencer Steer struggled with his defense at third base.
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Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
14 Apr. 2023
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At age 12, his father died of a gunshot to the head during a violent car robbery.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2024
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And all those pups require quite a bit of tender loving care during the multi-day shoot in Glen Falls, N.Y.
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Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2024
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Most trails in the park will be closed during the hunt, but many are already closed as cleanup from tornadoes May 26 continues.
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Flip Putthoff,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Oct. 2024
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