option
Example Sentences
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Instead, Democrats “have an option of like moderate Dem to slightly less-moderate Dem,” said Matt Lesenyie, an assistant professor of political science at Cal State Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
"Sometimes people pick trains so they have the option of working while they're travelling," she says, adding that operators shouldn't advertise their wi-fi as a benefit of rail travel if it is unreliable.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The company he runs, founded in 2011 and bought by Amazon three years later, has helped define live streaming as a popular entertainment option.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
But they had to develop their standards of evidence under conditions of radical uncertainty, without the option of a control group or a repeatable experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“But didn’t we always say that people who go into policy make a preferential option for their own ideas?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing option
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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