chosen

Example Sentences

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She was chosen by Herefordshire Council's Wye Catchment Nutrient Management Board to speak on behalf of the river and vote on its behalf in official meetings.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"At a time marked by increasing turbulence and profound transformations, we have chosen to expand, deepen and update the bonds of our Strategic Partnership," a joint statement read.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Some matches chosen for attention are conventional, part already of the game’s lore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I tell her about how I was chosen to have my rite of passage early, but that we left before I was able to do it.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy