bearer

Example Sentences

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At the head of a delegation of 46 athletes, Heraskevych marched in Milan last week as his country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, alongside speed skater Yelyzaveta Sydorko.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 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

It is not clear why Puech’s shares were bearer shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

When the water bearer arrived, at the end of his rounds, to fill Bibi's urn in the storage room, we instructed her to say “How do you do?”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri