Example Sentences

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Advocating for forgiveness and restorative justice has become her daughter's legacy, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Advocating for themselves doesn’t feel like it’s on the table, Pipher argues, and they feel powerless and want to do something to assuage that feeling, so they advocate for the next-most-helpless creature.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

"Advocating for improved infrastructure, including enforced speed limits and dedicated lanes, is also vital to minimize risks for vehicles, scooter riders, and pedestrians alike."

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

Advocating for myself asking for the time out, that's not my job.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

Advocating my country, I deemed that no more fitting defence could be entered, than by evidencing in myself the utter absence of the frigidity imputed.

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James