chosen

Example Sentences

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As these things go, the adjective’s chosen definition soon twisted shape.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"Tenerife has been chosen because it has the medical capacity, the infrastructure and the humanity to help them reach safety," he explained.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“The Hadzabe have chosen to change on their own terms—we are all happy with the progress,” said Diwani Brison, a local council member in Yaeda Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Of all the citizens of Heliopolis, I have been chosen to draw the hieroglyphs that will be inscribed on the four sides of the obelisk!

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman