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

Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife, who is invariably known as Fergie, appears to also be mentioned in multiple emails, including when Epstein was still under house arrest.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

By the time Clinton’s second term ended, the initiative quietly disappeared, only to be mentioned in passing in Clinton’s memoir.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

“O yes, you are to see me; you are to come when you think proper; you are to be mentioned to the family; indeed you are already mentioned.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens