bearer

Example Sentences

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“Michele and the Spirit leadership spoke about the vision for the franchise, creating sustainable success, implementing innovation and being a standard bearer for women’s sports,” Johnson wrote on X following Thursday’s event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

BBC Scotland News understands that the person no longer works for an elected representative but is an office bearer in a local branch of the party.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

His admiration for HBO is well-established, and it would be an unwise business strategy to kill or diminish prestige TV’s standard bearer after acquiring it.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

Coste won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and was a torch bearer at the 2024 Paris Games.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Lead by gymnast Alfred Joachim, the American flag bearer, they emerged singing from the darkness of the tunnel and marched out into the vast interior of the stadium.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown