singled out
Example Sentences
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Australia's spy chief Mike Burgess singled out Russia last year as an "aggressive espionage threat" to the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rubio also singled out Kennedy’s commitment to a meat-and-sauerkraut-heavy diet, saying the health secretary travels with his own food.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The board singled out the persistent bombing of German oil and communications facilities as a factor that impeded the resupply of the Nazi tank army.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade are all companies Khan has singled out for anticompetitive behavior, either as a professor or as the FTC Chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The six laws we singled out were not overturned; but we never had any illusion that they would be.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
