professed

Example Sentences

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Filmmakers and critics fretted, reasonably, that a Netflix acquisition would kill off the moviegoing experience for good, in light of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ professed antipathy toward theater-exclusive releases.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

His other passions included football, the tango and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city he professed to love "more than any place else".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Many observers have professed confusion over how Good, an unarmed person, can somehow be seen as a mortal threat.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

He professed that Quantum Systems was “a leap ahead of its competition.”

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The subject professed great familiarity with his uncle’s work.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel