not choose

Example Sentences

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Contrary to what Polis implied, a jury did not choose to convict Peters because of her words.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

"Our country has been drawn into a devastating war that we did not seek and did not choose," Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told diplomats on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Evangelisti said that banking clients get to choose their advisers and the bank “did not choose to work with Epstein.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Because unlike almost all relationships between prime minister and adviser, Sir Keir did not choose McSweeney - it was arguably the other way around.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“We did not choose to be the guardians at the gate, but there is no one else,” Johnson said at his midday press conference.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin