chosen

Example Sentences

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The sari, he says, was chosen also because it has cultural value and that it's visibly easy to identify.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Singh had been chosen to carry it into its next chapter.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The company will add two directors chosen by Chip Wilson, who has agreed to stop criticizing it for 18 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In the movie, Blunt plays Margaret Fairchild, a TV meteorologist chosen by extraterrestrials as the human through whom they communicate—“the last person on earth that you’d imagine would be destined for this task,” Blunt says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Joey confesses in her letter that she has moments of unspeakable loneliness, though she finds comfort in her faith, believing that God has specifically chosen this “strange hidden life” for her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly