Example Sentences

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But the company generally has better luck recruiting Gen Zers, whom some have branded the toolbelt generation because they are wary of college debt and AI’s potential to replace entry-level office jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The government began sliding the orange booklet under doors and into mailboxes this week to raise awareness about potential dangers, but critics have branded it a waste of taxpayers' money.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Some sleep consultants have branded themselves by specific sleep training methods, promising to implement their own version of Ferber’s “cry it out” method, while others promise a “gentler” way.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

This recollection, from an incident so long ago, has drawn considerable criticism; some, including the White House, have branded my account false.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025

I have branded as many as twenty-five thousand calves in a year, and to this source of income alone I attribute the foundation of my present fortune.

From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Adams, Andy