chosen

Example Sentences

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Florida was chosen because of its frequent thunderstorms, which seemed ideal for the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

When he took the call he said he "dropped to the floor and started crying", adding: "I was chosen out of anyone in the world, so that was crazy."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

If you believe the official line, Pope Leo XIV is the direct successor to St. Peter, Jesus Christ’s chosen representative of his church on Earth.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

But they failed to ask why only 20 airports—less than 5% of U.S. commercial service airports—have chosen to enroll in the SPP over the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Of all the citizens of Heliopolis, I have been chosen to draw the hieroglyphs that will be inscribed on the four sides of the obelisk!

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman