chosen

Example Sentences

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But I also started taking notice of friends who had chosen a less-driven path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

She writes, “I wondered why he’d chosen him, rather than Leila, as his focus,” and guessed at how Jim might work with women based on this first film: “I assumed wrong.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"Hungary has chosen Europe," was the assessment of Ursula von der Leyen the European Commission president.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Rachel Khong’s irresistible puzzle of a second novel suggests it is a mistake to think we can force complex, nature-nurture identities in a chosen direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

He seems to have chosen her as his favourite.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler