chose
1 Americannoun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of chose
First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; 1660–70, for the current sense; Middle English, from French, from Latin causa “reason, sake, case”; see cause
Example Sentences
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The equity market is not giving Alphabet’s stock the credit it’s due, as investors ignored booming second-quarter profit growth and chose instead to focus on the uptick in capital-expenditure commitments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Yet, Inouye-Perez and Fernandez not only chose to stick around the game, but to reinvest their time in furthering the league and sport altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A single cremation cost about £500, Paxton added, but Bush "chose not to deal with those bodies entrusted to him but to operate as he chose and spend the money on himself and others".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
And he chose individual titles for each of his programs: “Soul of America—Jazz and Pop,” “American Heartbeat—Country and Western,” and “American Mavericks—West Coast Composers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
She refused the relative safety and comfort of house arrest with a German family and chose to go to prison instead.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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