be mentioned

Example Sentences

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And though some of the names listed have since been implicated in his crimes, or at least knew about his conviction, many others were dumbfounded to be mentioned at all because they’d never met Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Two smaller legislative proposals—a bill to regulate the crypto market and a proposal to ban some institutional investors from buying single-family homes—might also be mentioned in the speech.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The game of baseball may have changed in terms of strategy, technology, training and whatever else might be mentioned, but the basic skills of hitting and pitching have not.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

"He prefers that his name not be mentioned, which is pretty unusual in the world I come from," Trump said.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

“On the contrary,” said he, “I thank you, for though we are strictly in our private and personal capacity, still it may be mentioned that there are Newgate cobwebs about, and it brushes them away.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens