branded

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t just the silicone that media outlets had branded suspicious and sinister.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

He has previously branded Powell a "knucklehead" and claimed he was "doing a lousy job" after his repeated calls for interest rate cuts were ignored.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Organizers rallied crowds around a buffet of spicy curry chicken and specially branded “Brewed for Peace” coffee cups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Officials branded these visits as “wellness checks,” ostensibly aimed at ensuring that the children in question did not fall victim to human trafficking and were keeping up with their obligations for their immigration cases.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort’s inner circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted this highest honor.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling