be a participant
Example Sentences
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The comment wouldn’t have been a big deal if he had been talking about this year’s Puppy Bowl, in which his clone dog Junie will not be a participant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Unless you're willing to be a participant in these systems of compliance and distraction then you pose some kind of evident threat.”
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
"I said 'we must have a World Championship for women and we have to be a participant in the Olympic Games'," she explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
When you resolve to be a participant, not a spoiler, in civic life, you focus on solutions, not problems.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Quanah Parker was not present, as he was too young to be a participant in the capacity of chief.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Dennis Collins
