representative

Example Sentences

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Wogan worked as a judge and a Pennsylvania state representative after attending college and law school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Lee and his colleagues used data from the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a long-running health survey of the United States population.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“IULs are an option for people seeking flexibility in their financial planning,” a representative from the American Council of Life Insurers told MarketWatch via email.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Megan is incredibly grateful for the prayers and well-wishes from her supporters,” her representative said in a statement, “and is looking forward to resuming her role as Zidler on Moulin Rouge on Thursday.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Some representative examples: “Oh, my brother-in-law went to school there, too, and my friend’s son cuts the principal’s lawn, and my neighbor’s daughter knows a girl who once was a cheerleader for the school.”

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos