professed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"It's the end of the glitter," professed president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after years of lavish spending, ushering out the "flashy, bling-bling" era.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the mindbending documentary “You Can See Everything,” comedian Nathan Fielder and professed inventor Elizabeth Holmes sit in her beach house staring at each other like gunslingers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Channeling his client from afar, Pattis read a statement in which Diamantis again professed “my absolute innocence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The next thing I think you start seeing is the court becoming interested in, despite its professed adherence to textualism, reading these statutes with an eyebrow raised.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
But I was pleased: finally I had a job, a job with a company that professed not to discriminate on the basis of colour or race.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
