proponent

Example Sentences

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Ironic coincidence: Detective Raven was himself a major proponent of the Mercy program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Kennedy is also, fittingly for his family’s reputation for being full of robust outdoorsmen, a big proponent of getting outside into the woods—advice being made dangerous by the ticks.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

Mark Kelly is the latest proponent of the “Everyone is 12” theory.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

"There is no route, there is no proponent, there is no project," he said, adding he remains "frustrated that this appears to be an ongoing issue for Premier Smith".

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

My mother had also been a big proponent of winter ice-cream cones.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth