Example Sentences

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Gary Neville has branded Manchester United's performance in their draw with winless Wolves as "the baddest of the bad".

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The Home Secretary has branded violent disorder that broke out on the streets of Leeds as "audacious criminality".

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Oberlin has branded the eclipse the “Oclipse” and, like all towns in the path of totality, had scheduled an entire weekend of events around it.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2024

Critics of the homeless provisions include the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, which has branded the measure as harsh and misdirected.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Though I should feel a total failure, my time on the prairie has branded this hope on my heart: next year it will be better.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson