parking

present participle of park

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parking Try to keep parking clear in front of your home so that workers are less likely to park elsewhere. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • Rather than operating as a conventional commercial cinema, Saint-Germain-des-Prés is positioning itself as a permanent home for film lovers, combining contemporary auteur cinema, repertory screenings, filmmaker conversations, retrospectives and festival events.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • Ilia’s campaign signals its ongoing commitment to positioning itself at the convergence of art, culture, music and beauty.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Authorities said rescue crews focused on locating the child during the critical first 90 minutes of the operation, deploying rescue boats and shoreline personnel throughout the swim beach area.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Standard Rotary Blade Push Mower To adjust the mower height on a standard rotary-blade push mower, start by locating the adjustment levers.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Ensure that your young peach tree is at least 12 to 18 inches tall before planting it outside.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • Just be sure to avoid planting the spurge-laurel variety, which is an invasive plant.
    Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • However, with Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer on June 29 — the ruler of this Mars in Gemini transit — old feelings, conversations and even ex-lovers could circle back around for some unfinished business.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • The month closes on June 29 with a full moon in Capricorn alongside Mercury stationing retrograde, putting a warm spotlight on your inner circle and local community.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The Observer previously reported many communities planned to rely heavily on public complaints, voluntary compliance and observations from city staff already working in the field rather than deploying dedicated enforcement teams.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • By rapidly deploying cost-effective interim housing, demanding County follow-through on social services, enforcing laws that keep streets and sidewalks clear, and ensuring transparency in homelessness spending, San José can restore public trust and make real progress.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Travelers looking for the family-friendly side of Mardi Gras should book lodging outside the French Quarter and plan their schedule around the daytime and early-evening parades.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • According to the lawsuit, the union’s anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against employees for lodging a discrimination or harassment complaint or assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
  • The council plans to discuss the possibility of a permanent no-camping ordinance at its meeting July 21, which could focus less on short-term visitors and more on people experiencing homelessness.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • His students had collectively decided to set the play in eighteen-nineties Butte, making the court of Duke Frederick the house of a silver-mining magnate and situating the Forest of Arden in the Absarokas.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • It is known that walls absorb the day’s heat and radiate it to adjacent plants at night, an important microclimate consideration when situating frost-sensitive plants.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

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“Parking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parking. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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