Example Sentences

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Fakana's family is being supported by the charity, which said his parents were advocating for a royal pardon and commuted sentence.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

“We had these people coming down to Raleigh, farmers, business owners, people from rural areas, they were advocating, telling stories,” one Republican state representative told HuffPost.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

"I urged my colleagues that the course of action we were advocating was the right and principled one."

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

“We were advocating for the rights of people who had lived experience, for services that meet their needs,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

We hoped that the government and ordinary South Africans would see that the principles they were fighting for in Europe were the same ones we were advocating at home.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela