standard-bearer

Example Sentences

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“I just don’t see it,” Yee said, given the way Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton, the top GOP contenders, are smacking each other around, hoping to emerge as the undisputed Republican standard-bearer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The People's Party is facing a strong challenge from Anutin, who has built his once small, provincial Bhumjaithai - "Thai Pride" party - into the standard-bearer for Thai conservatives.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

GameStop has $4.7 billion in net cash to deploy, up significantly from January 2021, when it became the standard-bearer of the meme-stock craze.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

He sat a sorrel stallion, his standard-bearer a dapple grey.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin