option
noun
the power or right of choosing.
Example Sentences
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They optioned Eliezer Alfonzo and designated Chuckie Robonson for assignment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Netflix has optioned multiple novels from the bestselling romance writer Emily Henry and announced an adaptation of “Icebreaker,” another college-sports romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City and released left-hander Jake Eder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Land has been optioned by the same producer behind Hamnet, and O'Farrell confirms she plans to write the screenplay.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
I was alone west of the surveyed line; east of it steel-corporation men had optioned mountains of iron and another interest had a grip on coal-fields.
From Flower of the North A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood
