Espoused is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Espoused meaning
- Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position).
- Married, engaged, or in a committed monogamous relationship.
Using Espoused
- The main meaning on this page is: Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position). | Married, engaged, or in a committed monogamous relationship.
- In the example corpus, espoused often appears in combinations such as: espoused by, espoused the, that espoused.
Context around Espoused
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Espoused
- In this selection, "espoused" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long, diplomats, media, assimilationist, raw and progress stand out and add context to how "espoused" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a narrative espoused by the and also long espoused plans to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "espoused" sits close to words such as aol, arran and autoimmune, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with espoused
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Medina espoused her believes in Communism while working for AOC. (10 words)
It’s about time the media espoused progress relatable to the Nigerian reality. (13 words)
This quarter's figures indicate a short term moderation in growth, a narrative espoused by the management. (17 words)
Although I have heard it espoused a thousand times, I have never subscribed to the ghoulish idea that time was on Scotland’s side and that all we needed to do was to wait until a generation died away. (39 words)
One guiding tenet of Beijing’s economic planners has been “two markets, two resources,” a concept typically credited to former party secretary Hu Yaobang and also espoused by then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (link in Chinese). (36 words)
In one extraordinary passage, Rocha – belying his genteel image among fellow diplomats – espoused raw macho pride in his achievements after his accomplice said the DGI wanted to know if he was still a “compañero” (comrade). (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although I have heard it espoused a thousand times, I have never subscribed to the ghoulish idea that time was on Scotland’s side and that all we needed to do was to wait until a generation died away.
Buffett was a purveyor of soft rock that espoused the benefits of a laid-back, beach-bum lifestyle, a lifestyle theme he turned into a billion-dollar business spanning resorts, restaurants, and beverages.
Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday, Jan.
He is a talented politician and an effective communicator who has long espoused assimilationist views, even before it was politically fashionable to do so.
In one extraordinary passage, Rocha – belying his genteel image among fellow diplomats – espoused raw macho pride in his achievements after his accomplice said the DGI wanted to know if he was still a “compañero” (comrade).
It’s about time the media espoused progress relatable to the Nigerian reality.
Medina espoused her believes in Communism while working for AOC.
One guiding tenet of Beijing’s economic planners has been “two markets, two resources,” a concept typically credited to former party secretary Hu Yaobang and also espoused by then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (link in Chinese).
Our notions of dignity are greatly influenced for the worse by the imagery & values espoused by a consumption- and celebrity-based medium.
She did not fight for causes espoused by women’s groups, and she named few women in hundreds of appointments to office.
Speaking at a service held yesterday in celebration of the Jamaica Labour Party’s 80th anniversary, the Prime Minister outlined the party’s original mandate espoused by its founder, Sir Alexander Bustamante.
The club was closely affiliated and supported by the first Croatian president following the country’s independence from Yugoslavia, and its supporters have often espoused nationalist rhetoric and ideas.
The movement opposed the Washington political establishment and espoused a conservative and libertarian philosophy, advocating for less spending, lower taxes and reducing the national debt and budget deficit.
There’s also a moral cost, Resnikoff says, putting California’s reality in stark contrast to its espoused progressive values.
This quarter's figures indicate a short term moderation in growth, a narrative espoused by the management.
A raft of other global banks - from UBS Group AG to Citigroup - have also long espoused plans to beef up their wealth business in Asia.
Brittany Mahomes is in the wake of receiving criticism for reportedly liking a recent post from Donald Trump that espoused the dangerous tenets of his presidential campaign.
For a leader who has espoused the of a free market economy without intervention, abhors “cancel culture,” and walked out of the Stolen Generation apology in 2008, it was hubristic to say the least.
His comments appeared to mark tonal shift, though not a policy one, from the steadfast support for Israel that Vice President Kamala Harris espoused at the Democratic National Convention last month.
In Idlib, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has espoused a government guided by a conservative and at times hard-line Sunni Islamist ideology.
Common combinations with espoused
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- espoused by 44×
- espoused the 14×
- that espoused 8×
- has espoused 8×
- espoused in 7×
- have espoused 7×
- as espoused 6×
- long espoused 5×
- who espoused 4×
- and espoused 4×