- past participle of choose.
chosen
Example Sentences
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Worthiness is a tougher bar to clear than being chosen for greatness.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
He hopes whoever is chosen as the new UN Secretary General and takes office at the start of next year will engage more effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
They must suffer from pain that is either unresponsive to treatment or, in the patient's view, unbearable if they have chosen not to receive or to stop receiving treatment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“If we were looking for less oversight, we would not have chosen federal supervision.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The weight of the password, chosen, settled into Coal’s body, making his shoulders slump toward the floor.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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