Example Sentences

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Instead of announcing picks at a podium in front of screaming fans, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be naming the selections from the basement of his upstate New York home.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2020

“I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2019

“I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”

From Fox News • Sep. 10, 2019

He added: “I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2019

To my aunt—the Leddy, as they will be naming her—to her he was all courtesy, all deference, yet he would be surprising her into quick laughing—indeed, I will always be remembering her words.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John