Example Sentences

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Do you believe that her current stance does reflect an evolution on her part—that the beliefs she is espousing are sincere?

From Slate • May 31, 2020

Endgame shipping, then, is espousing the view that a certain pairing is inevitable as well as destined to be permanent.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2019

The other school, which I belong to, is that Paul is espousing an absolute divorce from Jewish tradition, and this innovation is so unique that it is nothing less than a wholly new religion.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2013

None of the candidates is espousing radical change.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2013

The Virgin is seated on a pedestal, holding by one arm an exquisitely moulded child Jesus of about four years old, who is espousing S. Catherine of Siena, kneeling at His feet on the left.

From Fra Bartolommeo by Kendrick, Flora