choosing

Example Sentences

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At its heart, choosing a path of growth over redistribution would be a choice to give priority to the young over the old.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

But this is the second year in a row that China has declined to send its defence minister, instead choosing to send a lower-level delegation.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In the final episode, Deborah reveals she has cancer and rather than undergo treatment, she is choosing to “go out on top” with the aid of a Zurich clinic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"It's a daunting task," said Abeer Saha, who was one of a handful of curators tasked with choosing from 150 million objects across the Smithsonian -- which runs more than 20 museums and galleries.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Once he came down to the library while Francis and I were playing cards, but he refused our invitation to join in and poked listlessly through the shelves, finally meandering upstairs without choosing a book.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt