How to Use proponent in a Sentence

proponent

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  • The scheme is now circling the drain, but its proponents refuse to quit.
    — Justin Pearson, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023
  • That’s bad news for Schumer and other proponents of the No Kings Act.
    — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Peyton Reed was a proponent of Jonathan's from the very start.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Its proponents have not yet made clear how it might be tested in the lab.
    — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • Some proponents of these drug approvals say that as long as the drugs are safe, patients should have the option to choose to take the drug.
    — Jon Hu, STAT, 18 Dec. 2023
  • To be sure, Infantino has in the past been a vocal proponent of the women’s game.
    — Maddie Parker, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Butler also was the prime proponent of the Heat adding Lowry last summer.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022
  • Schwartz is a proponent of the wide-9 defensive scheme.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, Ed Carpenter was the most vocal proponent.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • To pay for such projects, proponents hope to place a half-cent sales tax increase on the November 2024 ballot.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • But Chuck was the biggest early adopter and proponent of Mayim.
    — Keith Langston, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • In his later years, Jones was a proponent of living in the Coachella Valley.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Those who are proponents of DEI cannot be deterred by the detractors.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Hutchinson has long been a proponent of setting and writing down his goals.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But pooch proponents turned out in force at the meeting, talking up the park’s importance as an amenity in the city for more than two decades.
    — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
  • So force the agency to grant any lease app application from oil and gas drillers, which Mike DeWine has been a huge proponent of state parks.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Krug has long been a proponent of music pairings as a way to enhance its Champagnes.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The bitcoin bull, though, isn’t a proponent of any-and-all cryptocurrencies.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2022
  • TikTok has support from free speech proponents, who warned against banning the app.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The main proponent of studded tires—Nokian—has put a lot of work into minimizing the downsides of studs.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2022
  • This summer, she's also been a big proponent of the coastal grandmother trend.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Kardashian has been a longtime Beats user and a proponent of Beats Fit Pro.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Cora, who is a proponent of putting the ball in play, enjoyed seeing that perspective from Pham.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • To proponents of such work, there is no better way to home in on what mutations make a virus dangerous.
    — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The 7-on-7 tournaments, which Freeman has long been a proponent of playing in with his teams, have helped the Warriors improve, Seaborn said.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • The paper written by its proponents makes that difficult to tell.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones is a proponent of the Flock camera purchase.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 June 2022
  • Hybrid work just gained another proponent in the back-to-work battle.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 July 2022
  • Like the proponents of the three-species hypothesis, Griebeler has challenged the T. rex precedent.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
  • Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon in its attempt to eradicate Hezbollah has led to calls for the resurrection of a nearly two-decade-old resolution that its proponents argue would help restore peace.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024

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