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Examples of current in a Sentence
Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2023
Torre understood fan disappointment in the current Yankees, who entered the day 70-71 and in danger of their first losing season since 1992.
—Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Overall, the report highlights ways in which the parties contribute to current problems and could contribute to solutions, concluding that these institutions remain essential to a healthy democracy.
—Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
In the meantime, here are a few current TV sales to keep an eye on.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2023
The current standstill is not a sign of the companies’ power, but of AMPTP paralysis.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 9 Sep. 2023
Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion and current world number one, did not back down, firmly holding her next service game—but the crowd was on its feet when Gauff closed out the set 6-3.
—Vogue, 9 Sep. 2023
Ramaswamy has risen in national polling for the 2024 Republican presidential primaries in recent weeks, with a current average of about 10.1%, according to FiveThirtyEight.
—Chris Higgins, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
Then the guys talk about the historic moment shared between Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera and close the show by discussing some of the current Tigers at risk of losing their roster spots to younger guys in the minors.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2023
Ben Croll, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
But even if rivers flow uninterrupted, hydro faces economic head currents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
Stomping on the gas sends an electric current through the coil, creating a magnetic field with the opposite polarity of the magnets.
—Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
In the ocean of cryptocurrency, their movements are felt far and wide, altering currents and shifting tides.
—Jon Stojan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2023
This year’s surveys of the slough — a warm backwater connected to the river but protected from its current by a sandbar — found 667 young-of-the-year bass, according to information that biologists presented at a meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program’s work group this month.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
Weather officials warned of high waves and dangerous currents at Lake Michigan’s beaches Thursday that continued into Friday afternoon.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
Damaging floods that decades ago happened only during a storm now happen more regularly, such as during a full-moon tide or with a change in prevailing winds or currents, according to NOAA.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
Melissa Bagley, 44, of Lynn, Massachusetts, drowned Tuesday while trying to rescue her 10-year-old son, who had fallen into a swift current while visiting Franconia Falls.
—CBS News, 22 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Adjective
Latininization of Middle English corrant, curraunt, borrowed from Anglo-French curant, corant, present participle of coure, courir "to run, flow," going back to Latin currere "to run, roll, move swiftly, flow," going back to Indo-European *kr̥s-e- "run," whence also Greek epíkouros "helping, helper" (from *epíkorsos "running toward," with o-grade ablaut), Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle" (from Celtic *kr̥s-o-), and perhaps Germanic *hursa- horse entry 1
Note: The Indo-European base has generally been taken as a primary verb, though Latin is the only language in which it is so attested.
Noun
Latinization of Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Middle French courant, going back to Old French, noun derivative from corant, curant, present participle of coure, courir "to run, flow" — more at current entry 1
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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