professed

Example Sentences

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But Nexstar seems to be only aggravating the tension between its professed Middle America branding and its actual business moves.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

While from time to time, like Matthew Arnold a century before, she professed to see some virtue in the lower classes, she reserved most of her literary barbs for the middle class.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

"Damned time," Totti professed to his adoring faithful afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

This was not a prospect that filled me with enthusiasm…Tim said Vikram would be expecting my call…When I reached him, Vikram professed to be surprised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Although both Jesse and Eric professed to wanting marriage and a family—Jesse clearly imagined himself a suburban dad one day—that was well in the future, far away.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz