How to Use just now in a Sentence

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  • Years of legal and political pressure are just now forcing changes in an arm of the government long dominated by industry priorities rather than public health concerns.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
  • And one of those chains is just now entering the D-FW market.
    Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Even typing out the name Hadrian just now set a sort of fugue in motion.
    Geddy Lee, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • One was deported and just now, my team met her on the border.
    Ed Flanagan, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a quick rundown of the rules as laid out by the moderators just now.
    WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Your rhetoric can sound uniting, and your answer just now.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • And many Israelis would rather deal with those conflicts than take on Iran just now.
    Bloomberg News, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Mavis Beaumont, played by Buteau, is a 38-year-old stylist just now getting her big break.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • With some of the book’s more relaxed buyers just now crossing the finish line, Streisand is ready to talk a bit more about it.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • When the time will come for that to happen, if ever, can’t be predicted just now.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • And the women just now entering the field from the rock world are happy to be in their company.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 July 2023
  • With the sun still high in the sky and a good set of roots down under, the summer vegetable garden is just now hitting its stride.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Arizona went through that process and just now got the go-ahead to proceed with a different broadcast plan.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • In any case, a lot of voters may be just now starting to make up their minds about the mayoral primary.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But although this fruit may just now be gaining momentum in the U.S., its roots can be traced back over 1,000 years.
    Emily Laurence, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Although these policies have been in place for some time, parents are just now waking up to them.
    Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • There are a lot of amapiano artists that are just now being discovered.
    Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Oberkor is just now settling into her new role, which began on Nov. 15.
    al, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And quite frankly, bullish sentiment is just now showing up with the recent price action in shares of RKT.
    Moneyshow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Cherry blossoms have just now reached Stage 5 of 6 today.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Ralph has been an icon in Hollywood for decades, but is just now getting her flowers.
    Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • These diseases are just now finding their way into our area.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Global style star Hailey Bieber is just now watching one of the most stylish television shows of all time.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2023
  • A lot of voters, especially younger ones, who are just now starting to tune in to the campaign, haven’t heard much about them.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
  • And everyone’s just now dancing and drinking in the hallways.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • A lot of that run is thanks to Josh Hubbard, the 5-foot-10 freshman out of Madison, Wisconsin, who went on a 5-point run himself just now.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Home values in Greater Boston have soared since the outset of the pandemic, and that growth is just now beginning to slow.
    Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • California voters are just now tuning in, and many have yet to make up their minds.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In the meantime, Steinbrenner is just now getting to know Soto.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Cargo pants, however, are just now beginning to rise in popularity.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 July 2024

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