named

Example Sentences

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Shortly after the bombing, police named 17 suspects, but only Mieraili and Mohammed were initially apprehended.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Soccer named Carlos Cordeiro—who happened to maintain a relationship with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A man injured in the attack, aged in his 40s, has been named as Steven Ogilvy.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Hughie and Annie are expecting a daughter named Robin, for example — a reveal that left Quaid in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And it was strange, he’d thought, how the trees—though Clare named them and talked to them and felt desperate for their affection—never perked up to see him the way Captain did.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman