How to Use choose in a Sentence

choose

verb
  • Which shirt would you choose?
  • They chose her as the team captain.
  • She was chosen from a long list of people.
  • We've chosen a different time to go.
  • He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.
  • You can choose from among a number of alternatives.
  • He chose his words carefully.
  • How do I choose when there's so much available?
  • The political party chose a leader.
  • Let everyone choose for themselves.
  • Make that list of goals, then choose two to three self-care items.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The glass comes in two colors, a subtle lilac and a rose pink, to choose between.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Chris chooses not to use his but has never banned chairs from the set.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The league might choose not to expand again in the near future, according to the report.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Underlying all this is the freedom to choose where to go, when to go, and whom to go with.
    Richard Morrison, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Guests can choose between pan-fried or steamed dumplings with a light drizzle of chili sauce.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Schiff’s ad maker couldn’t have chosen a worse clip of her.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Whether or not you are chosen for a loan will be based purely on luck — and your parents.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There are three options to choose from: dim, medium, and bright (default).
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Ask him which plants work well in the bedroom, how to care for succulents and how to choose plants that are cat-friendly.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • The Wings can choose between their own or Boston's first-round pick, which is from the Bertuzzi trade and top-10 protected.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
  • Here's how to get tickets to the concert How does the 'Bachelorette' get chosen?
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Does Middleton's stylist choose the hat first and then her glam team gets to work, or vice versa?
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • How to choose a ripe watermelon: There’s no way around it.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • But out of respect for the crew’s efforts, Ivey said, officials chose to announce the weight: 619.4 pounds.
    Brandon Sneed, New York Times, 10 July 2023
  • But many women now choose to walk the streets without a headscarf, defying the state.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • School staff can choose which of those categories to block, allow, or block with a warning.
    Todd Feathers, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The soundtrack is filled with today’s top artists, but even the singers were chosen with intention.
    Time, 27 June 2023
  • There are multiple channels to choose from and a teaser video says fans at home will be able to watch up to four stages live.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Some of you may leave with a trophy, but you were all chosen from tens of thousands of submissions.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024

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