How to Use stated in a Sentence

stated

adjective
Definition of statednext
Synonyms for statednext
  • And our goal — our stated goal — is to win the Sun Belt.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Dec. 2019
  • That’s well above the Reserve Bank of India’s stated goal of 6%.
    — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The check did not include a memo line with a stated purpose.
    — Amy B Wang and Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2022
  • For a long time, the strategy achieved its stated aims.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The stated reason for the move is to prevent tourism to Cuba, which is banned by U.S. law.
    — Michael Lee, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • That may mean less hair to train, but would sort of defeat the whole stated purpose of hair training.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023
  • If things go well, reaching the stated goal of competing for a title, that pick will land near the back end of the first round.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2020
  • New Jersey made the move to largely mail-in elections in March with the stated goal of trying to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2020
  • When the clock issued caused the callback of a play in the KC/Cinc game, that is probably the stated rules for such a circumstance.
    — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The stated purpose of the United States’ focus on the Persian Gulf region for the past 70 years has been to protect the free flow of oil.
    — F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
  • As configured, the E14 did not even come close to its stated 10+ hour battery life.
    — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2020
  • That’s in line with its stated mission to promote world peace and friendship.
    — Wendy Melillo, The Conversation, 10 June 2020
  • No more than the stated number of prize(s) will be awarded, and all prize(s) listed above will be awarded.
    — PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The stated plan was to drill four new wells and rework six existing ones on the same leases that were part of the Navarro Project.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 19 May 2020
  • The claims made by the rogue members contradicted the stated mission.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But at the time, a big part of the stated reasoning was that the industry isn’t conducive to taking smoke breaks.
    — Blake Farmer, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The stated mission: to advance peace, human rights and public health causes around the world.
    — Bill Barrow, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But Chhabria said the harm in this case is directly related to the stated purpose of the product.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The stated goal of releasing inmates was to reduce the spread of the coronavirus inside the jails.
    — Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020
  • There is no stated punishment for people who break the rule.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
  • For starters, Cardillo has put a stop to extra fees beyond the stated ticket price.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The stated purpose of the occupiers was to encourage the armed forces to overthrow the government.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Its stated goal is not to shut down racing but make things as safe as possible for the horses.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Topped off by Trump’s stated suspicion that some people wear masks just to troll him.
    — Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2020
  • The stated goal is to follow protocols that make the game as safe as possible.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2020
  • The city board voted earlier this year to pursue a stated term of 20 years with two bond issuances.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2022
  • Experts have warned for years that highway travel will need to decrease for the US to meet its stated climate goals.
    — Camille Squires, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2021
  • His stated goal was to move the court toward a release-or-detain model of the sort seen in federal courts.
    — Staff Report, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Three electric motors—two at the rear and one up front—supply a stated 1050 horsepower to all four wheels.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The stated goal of the plan is to prioritize the safety of every user of Louisville's roads, including bicyclists and pedestrians and not just motor vehicle drivers.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'stated.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: