supporter

Example Sentences

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Once a fierce campaigner for Taiwan's independence, Cheng Li-wun, 56, is now a strident supporter of closer ties with China and believes a rapprochement with Beijing is key to cross-strait peace.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Allan was caught on video in 2022 using a takeout bag to swat at a union supporter who surprised him at a rest stop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If you're not a supporter of one of the Premier League's "big" clubs, the answer to that is probably very few, if any.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Times plants writer Jeanette Marantos, a passionate supporter of native plants, who died in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Richard Owen, formerly a friend and colleague of Charles’s, one who had analyzed many of his specimens from the voyage, was there not as a supporter but as an enemy.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman