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
  • Plus, there are a plethora of scents to choose from to match your mood.
    Nerisha Penrose, elle.com, 2 June 2023
  • Del Rey wore her hair up in a messy bun and chose a lined lip for glam.
    Mikelle Street, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
  • That has meant rescue crews have had to pick and choose how and where to help.
    Arkansas Online, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The Times offered instead to let the union choose between the two.
    Alexandra Olson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Talkaholics cannot just wake up one day and choose to talk less.
    Dan Lyons, Time, 19 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • God doesn’t choose to forgive, or to love; God is mercy, and love.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
  • So, choose your favorites for your home while sales are live and prices start at less than $15.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • The cool thing about the alarm clocks available today is there's a wide array of styles to choose from.
    Men's Health, 21 Feb. 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
  • But the joy is great when people choose to listen to our music.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Then, choose your setting and wait for this handy appliance to do the rest.
    Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Rap artists should not have to choose between their First and Sixth Amendment rights.
    Priya Chaudhry, Billboard, 1 July 2024
  • This book portrays a woman’s journey to find her place in the world and to choose for herself for the first time.
    Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Guests can choose between pan-fried or steamed dumplings with a light drizzle of chili sauce.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Or should it be chosen solely for the fact that it was beautifully framed and composed?
    Time Photo Department, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
  • His surprise win to lead the Liberal Democratic Party seemed more about the old guard sidelining upstarts — one in his early 40s, one a woman — than choosing Ishiba, 67, for his governing abilities.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

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