chosen

Example Sentences

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Each new foal bore the promise of outperforming a carefully chosen set of parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The sari, he says, was chosen also because it has cultural value and that it's visibly easy to identify.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In the movie, Blunt plays Margaret Fairchild, a TV meteorologist chosen by extraterrestrials as the human through whom they communicate—“the last person on earth that you’d imagine would be destined for this task,” Blunt says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She continued: "Universal could have put this pretty much anywhere in Europe, it's their first theme park in Europe... and they've chosen Britain and they've chosen Bedfordshire."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

One by one classmates are chosen, until there’s only me and the red-haired boy.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila