bearer

Example Sentences

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He is a flag bearer for post-war liberal democracy, a defender of the rules-based international order.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Michele and the Spirit leadership spoke about the vision for the franchise, creating sustainable success, implementing innovation and being a standard bearer for women’s sports,” Johnson wrote on X following Thursday’s event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

His admiration for HBO is well-established, and it would be an unwise business strategy to kill or diminish prestige TV’s standard bearer after acquiring it.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

But Abbot Joseph Mpundu, a standard bearer for the repressed 1992 protests against Mobutu's rule, takes a dim view of any rehabilitation of the ex-dictator's image.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Tyrion of House Lannister, he scratched out, promising to pay the bearer of the note one hundred golden dragons.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin