Example Sentences

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Goodall had advocated against medical testing on chimpanzees, and I admired her efforts.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

Former UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, in an interview with The Times before stepping down in June, had advocated for the freedom of campuses to set their own nonresident tuition rates.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Several of the lawmakers who took the stage on Monday - including Ms Ocasio-Cortez and Delaware Senator Chris Coons - had advocated for Mr Biden to stay in the race just a few weeks ago.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

He recalled meeting with a legislative leader about university funding, and he knew Clarke would ask if he had advocated for the historically Black school.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

If he, who had advocated nonviolence rather than nationalism or separatism had been killed, what hope did the rest of us Negroes have?

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson