Example Sentences

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Prevented from running in the last presidential election due to a defamation conviction, Sonko had designated his right-hand man, Faye, to replace him in the race.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Last week, the Reuters news agency reported that the Pentagon had designated Maven as "an official program of record" - establishing it as a technology to be integrated long-term across the US military.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The next day Belarus released an American who the State Department had designated as unjustly detained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Based on preliminary trial data, the FDA had designated Zolgensma a breakthrough therapy, one of three special designations that helped it race from human trials to regulatory approval in five years.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2025

With my free hand, I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds