expressed

Example Sentences

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In chat messages presented by federal prosecutors, the Gulf War veteran expressed a yearning to fly again, watching fighter-pilot videos on YouTube and “Top Gun: Maverick.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The drug works by targeting the TROP2 protein, which is expressed in many cancers.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Environment groups have expressed disappointment that climate and nature are not explicitly mentioned in the new minister's title.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The statement also expressed gratitude to Base, who was surrounded by family as he died, for “the music, the memories and the moments that became the soundtrack to our lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn’t, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens