opt
Example Sentences
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But after visiting sites around the country, Argentina didn’t opt for New York, near the final on July 19, or the glitz of Miami, where Messi plays his club soccer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
That is largely because some with low-risk prostate cancer opt instead for active monitoring, rather than immediate treatment, since these cancers are very slow growing and may not cause harm.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This is money you can only access in retirement, so if money is really tight then you can opt out and have the money in your wages now.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African side.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
And we cannot opt simply to ignore the distinction between good and bad science, because if we do we will miss one of science’s peculiar characteristics, that it makes progress.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing opt
Persepolis
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This Week In Words: Current Events Vocab for October 24–30, 2020
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
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