profess

Example Sentences

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“We profess to be the best in the world in this sport,” U.S. general manager Michael Hill said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Liebling didn’t profess to be the best wordsmith who ever lived, but he did say that he could write faster than anyone who could write better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

First, she had to stop fighting the Others, the term for the billions united in groupthink, and accept if not entirely trust that the collective love they profess to have for her is real.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

Many ordinary people profess a lack of interest in the election outcome, believing it will have little impact on their daily lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

In regarding my Work, some Readers profess greater Feeling for what it makes than for what it says.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck