לדלג לתוכן הראשי

verb

espouse

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

In a sentence

Six example sentences with espouse, each labelled with its topic.

  • The mayor came to espouse rent control after touring three neighborhoods where families were paying half their wages.

    Politics

  • Farmers here espouse no-till planting, and they will argue for it at any county meeting that will have them.

    Environment

  • Two of the bank's economists openly espouse a wealth tax, which makes their quarterly briefings unusually lively.

    Economics

  • Marcus Aurelius espoused Stoic ideas in a private notebook he never expected anyone else to read.

    Philosophy

  • The new chief executive espoused a flat hierarchy, and within a year every manager's title had disappeared.

    Business

  • The coach espouses a fast-break style, so her guards push the ball up the floor after every single rebound.

    Basketball

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