Example Sentences

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Among the group who were most alert in the morning, 22.2% had pronounced artery calcification -- the lowest proportion of all five chronotypes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Dr. Wankhede Langenfeld said that he had pronounced Mr. Floyd dead after about 30 minutes in the emergency department.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021

She also battled the release of inmates from California jails the Supreme Court had pronounced overcrowded.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017

“He definitely had pronounced hatred against America,” Libot said, recalling the soldier’s words: “You messed up this country. You’re helping the rebels.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2016

After Gabe had slept soundly in Jonas’s room for four nights, his parents had pronounced the experiment a success and Jonas a hero.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry