select
Example Sentences
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She was selected as the Conservative candidate for the safe seat of Fareham in Hampshire, a role she secured by doing the most "homework", according to a member of her selection panel.
From BBC
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will be returning to the starting rotation after missing most of last year’s regular season because of a shoulder injury, was not selected.
From Los Angeles Times
Kaufman added the defence team was also disappointed it could not "even question, in court, the contradictory findings of a panel of medical professionals selected by the judges."
From Barron's
Puth, who rose to prominence singing covers posted to YouTube that went viral, told Rolling Stone he was selected to sing the national anthem after submitting a demo tape to Roc Nation.
From Los Angeles Times
After being selected No. 3 overall in the 2018 draft by the Jets, he had bounced around the league without achieving much until that one season in Minnesota.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
