favorites

Example Sentences

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If they had run, political strategists said, either would have been favorites to win, with high name recognition and previous experience running for statewide offices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The unit distance problem was among his favorites: It originally came with a $300 bounty, which Erdős later bumped up to $500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

She stopped after Judith, one of her favorites, was killed by a car while trying to cross a highway.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One could even make an argument for a double feature of “Animal Farm” and “Wuthering Heights” as two wildly different ways to update high school English class favorites.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

It is a habit of hers from their childhood to buy rainbow clothes for herself so none of the girls can accuse her of playing favorites.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez