chosen

Example Sentences

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In California, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 86, has chosen to retire at the end of her current term.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The Navy has still not finalized a design or chosen a contractor to build it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Mani's brother, Greg Mounfield, helped facilitate the mural and said it was chosen at a place where they had enjoyed many eventful nights out.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

As these things go, the adjective’s chosen definition soon twisted shape.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But, I reminded myself, the Sons of Liberty hadn’t chosen this disguise to be accurate, or even to be political; they’d chosen this disguise to identify themselves as being American—not British.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin