Example Sentences

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He hired a staff that included his sons as assistant coaches and tabbed longtime NFL executive Michael Lombardi to be the Tar Heels’ general manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Merrick Garland, a distinguished appellate court judge and Barack Obama's ill-fated 2016 pick for the Supreme Court, was tabbed for attorney general.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

At one point, he was tabbed as a consensus top-20 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Matt Gaetz,a former Florida congressman, was tabbed for attorney general.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

A quick search in the database pulled up the exact same book, and I tabbed through to the first page, making sure the words were enlarged as much as possible.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin