be mentioned

Example Sentences

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And though some of the names listed have since been implicated in his crimes, or at least knew about his conviction, many others were dumbfounded to be mentioned at all because they’d never met Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Two smaller legislative proposals—a bill to regulate the crypto market and a proposal to ban some institutional investors from buying single-family homes—might also be mentioned in the speech.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“It’s a real honor to be mentioned with those other 25 guys, certainly,” Rivers said of being named a semifinalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Retirement may be mentioned but there are plenty of fights still out there for the light-heavyweight.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Now we see the other major benefit of the passive: it allows the doer to be mentioned later in the sentence than the done-to.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker