avowed
Example Sentences
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Democrat Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist, was elected mayor of New York last month after making a similar pitch to voters.
And then there’s politics, stirred by the presence of Molly, an avowed Irish nationalist.
ExxonMobil contends that the legislative history shows that the bills seek to “place disproportionate blame on companies like ExxonMobil for being large and for the avowed purpose of spurring public opprobrium,” according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times
An avowed Kolkata evangelist, he wanted to paint the dome and raised the money for it from friends and associates.
From BBC
The president and avowed Andrew Lloyd Webber fan will also honor Michael Crawford, who played the titular role in “The Phantom of the Opera” when it debuted on Broadway.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
