torchbearer

How to use torchbearer in a sentence

• Two decades into the reign of reality TV, and with all due respect to Jack and Liz, it’s a pleasure to see some of the genre’s torchbearers do more than the minimum.

  FBoy Island and Sexy Beasts Represent the Best and Worst of 2021's Trashy Summer Dating Shows | Judy Berman | July 23, 2021 | Time

• She says a close friend of his, chosen to be a torchbearer, was among those verbally abused.

  Will Japan's Low Immunization Rate Pose a Problem for the Olympics? | Charlie Campbell / Shanghai | April 20, 2021 | Time

• She believes that these cultural torchbearers can play a role in pandemic recovery — both economically and psychologically — but only if they receive the needed financial support.

  Could GoFundMe campaigns save our cultural collections? Las Vegas’s Pinball Hall of Fame is banking on it. | Kate Silver | February 26, 2021 | Washington Post

• During the two weeks before running, torchbearers are being asked to refrain from anything that might expose them to the virus, such as eating out or going to crowded places.

  Shhh: No cheering or shouting at Tokyo Olympic torch relay. But clapping allowed. | Simon Denyer | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post

• Organizers said they had asked torchbearers not to reveal their running slots in case crowds turn up to see them.

  Shhh: No cheering or shouting at Tokyo Olympic torch relay. But clapping allowed. | Simon Denyer | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post