Example Sentences

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Police were "choosing to make arrests despite the government's ban on the group being ruled unlawful by the High Court, and leading lawyers warning that any arrests would be unlawful", it added in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

In California, voters were choosing their next governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Twin Cities’ hospitality and tourism firms reported that even “legal, foreign-born workers were choosing not to work due to safety concerns.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Malchow cited two tectonic shifts: Swing voters were disappearing — 90% of voters were choosing parties, not candidates — and direct mail as a campaign tactic had completely stopped working.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

All my aunts and uncles talked it over as if they were choosing a prep-school for me and finally said, "Why--ye-es" with very grave, hesitant faces.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald