How to Use favored in a Sentence

favored

adjective
  • The team is heavily favored to win the championship.
  • She enjoys a favored position in the company.
  • Few foods are more favored among men than pizza and ice cream.
    Heath Owens, Men's Health, 1 Nov. 2022
  • But even those flights have been reduced, making the adult bears' favored food supply shaky.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 16 May 2020
  • Meanwhile, lagers—by far the favored type of beer in the non-craft world—are mainly turned out by megabrewers.
    Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2019
  • You are blessed and highly favored, and August will remind you of this!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The favored fish on Fridays is catfish, served with hush puppies.
    Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
  • Still others held rallies in favored locales.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Still others held rallies in favored locales.
    Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But that role would not resemble past Saudi aid deals, which amounted to cash dumps on favored clients.
    F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2023
  • While any of these teams could still sign the superstar, the two New York teams remain favored.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • This question sets the stage for every nail appointment — and gel often emerges as the favored contender.
    Marisa Petrarca, Allure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Starting at $25 and going up to a few hundred bucks, these heart rate monitors are the most favored on Amazon right now.
    Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Snowfall rates could briefly reach half an inch per hour or more in favored snow belts, reducing visibility and making travel hazardous.
    Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Breaking waves of 13 to 18 feet with the highest waves up to 23 feet in favored locations are expected.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Greece has long been a favored gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Also, host nations automatically receive favored status that helps them with group selection.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Charlotte went through a great transformation under his leadership, becoming one of the most favored racing destinations.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Each time, job losses were met with commissions and task forces, issuing job predictions and calls for government to plan and spur jobs in favored sectors, such as clean energy, healthcare and social services.
    Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • For Bezos, this would reduce the role of the Post as a headache and a threat to other, more favored endeavors, such as his rocket company, Blue Origin.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Forecasters expect snowfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour in favored snowbelts, particularly along Lake Superior.
    Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • During September, the main development region is the favored area for tropical development.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the most significant invocation of maternity comes when Ser Lyonel laments that Baelor is a more favored son than his brother Maekar.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The San Juans are forecast to see 12 to 20 inches broadly, with localized totals approaching 36 to 48 inches in favored terrain.
    Joe Ruch, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Over the past few years, supply chain decoupling—where each region operates independently and makes its own supply chain decisions—became a favored approach for companies seeking proximity to customers and greater responsiveness to local markets.
    Manish Kapoor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly 300 delegates attended the convention to promote workers’ rights and rally behind favored candidates in a state where Republican hold far greater political power.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Despite the existence of the Justice Department's own election monitoring program, the federal observer program has historically been a favored approach for a few reasons.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • On May 15, 2004, the champion jockey Kieren Fallon won the Lockinge Stakes while riding the favored filly, Russian Rhythm.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For a more holistic recovery, capital must rotate into less favored but more resilient sectors—business services, healthcare and other domestic industries that dominate the private equity backlog and are less susceptible to influences like tariffs or fuel prices.
    Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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