opt

Example Sentences

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Still, if you opt for a bunch of low-cost or practical things to fill out an Easter basket, it doesn’t hurt to throw in a splurge item or two.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The confidential filing process was so successful that it was expanded External link in 2017 to allow larger companies External link to opt in.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It's also a place to opt out of drinking culture without forgoing a social life, she explains: "I don't go out drinking."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Voters in more than 30 counties or townships—out of 102 counties in the state—weighed in on a nonbinding ballot question asking if the state should opt into the new federal tax-credit scholarship program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Neither of them returns my smile, though, and both opt to continue looking like I killed their family pets.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott