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
  • McAuliffe has been a staunch proponent of the idea that this should be left to experts and not parents.
    — Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Michael Phelps has been a strong proponent of this for a long time—Gracie Gold, as well.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2022
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, Ed Carpenter was the most vocal proponent.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • One of the largest donors was tech billionaire Arthur Rock, a charter school proponent.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Young Auguste died of dysentery on the trip, and Schelling, a proponent of Brunonian medicine, was blamed by some for her death.
    — Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Day, a longtime proponent of mental health care, said that help will be provided to those in the OSU program.
    — Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 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
  • As the years passed, Kearns, like Lidz, became a vocal proponent of the defender program.
    — The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2021
  • This summer, she's also been a big proponent of the coastal grandmother trend.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Bieber is one proponent, but there are many more celebrities who used to be blonde and have transitioned darker.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • To do that, the government may have to issue debt, although some proponents of a bitcoin reserve say the United States could sell some of its gold reserves and use the proceeds to buy bitcoin.
    — Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Doing so, proponents said, would help patients by easing shortages of healthcare providers who accept Medi-Cal.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024

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