chosen

Example Sentences

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Only male hedgehogs are chosen to avoid disturbing nesting females.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Sometimes, competition is involved; Abbott Labs and the Big Ten held a contest for supporters of Big Ten universities to donate blood on behalf of their chosen team.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

“This is what affordability looks like,” Newsom said at a livestreamed press conference alongside other public officials, a pregnant woman, a doula and the heads of a celebrity-studded nonprofit chosen to procure the diapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“GE could have chosen not to update its guidance for the potential war impact, stating that the situation is still too unpredictable….Instead, it took the prudent approach, trimming some of the underlying business drivers.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Instead, he dragged her tree next to the one he had chosen and then helped Abby walk to it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret