How to Use at the time of (something) in a Sentence
at the time of (something)
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There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the crash, the CHP said.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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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
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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
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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 | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
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This has led to more than 260 comments on the video at the time of writing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Schab was a sailor on the USS Dobbin at the time of the attack, the tuba player in the ship’s band.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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About 70 people were working in the building at the time of the attack.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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Albert said Wilkinson’s wife and son were home at the time of the shooting.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
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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
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Four fellow strikers weren’t at work at the time of the rally.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023
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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
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Boyd was nearing his 10th year in the fire department at the time of his killing.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
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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
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The bus had only a driver aboard at the time of the crash, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
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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
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Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were 16 and 17 at the time of filming.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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The officer did not have the body camera on at the time of the incident.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
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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
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Both parents of the girl were at the residence at the time of the incident, per NYT.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Some of them were underage at the time of the incidents.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Jeans was 17 and Patterson was 18 at the time of the incident.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Officers were at the scene at the time of the shooting but none were injured, Bercaw said.
—CBS News, 29 Oct. 2023
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There, the injured person tells Allat that there was someone else in the Hyundai Elantra at the time of the accident.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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All trees planted by the city will be fully mulched and watered at the time of installation.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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