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How to use espouse in a sentence

29 example sentences · verb

Espouse means to marry. Example: “In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed.”

Examples of espouse by meaning

verbTo marry.

  • He espoused several wives, and besides kept a considerable number of concubines in his harem.1922, Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 232

verbTo accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

  • Among those leavers who believe Brexit has not gone well, many blame politicians for handling it badly – a narrative espoused by the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who recently claimed that “Brexit has failed”.2023 June 22, Heather Stewart, “Only 18% of leave voters think Brexit has been a success, poll finds”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

More sentences with espouse

  • In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed.From the entry ante litteram
  • Our theory in use is often different from the one we espouse to.From the entry in use
  • The breakaway party espouses land expropriation without compensation and sweeping state nationalism, including nationalizing the Reserve Bank.2024 June 5, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “Jacob Zuma has made a dramatic comeback in South Africa’s elections. Will he have the last…. From the entry breakaway
  • Perhaps espousing views one doesn't actually hold is a core tenet of normiedom.2017 [2011], Wataru Watari, translated by Jennifer Ward, My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected, volume 3, Yen Press, →ISBN. From the entry normiedom
  • Alternative healers also espoused a decidedly antisurgical bias, and many promised cures that avoided the knife.2009, Jason Szabo, Incurable and intolerable, page 34. From the entry antisurgical
  • The female equivalents were called Merveilleuses and adopted Greek dress and espoused a neo-classical nostalgia.2006, Andrew Hussey, Paris: The Secret History, Penguin, published 2007, page 270. From the entry merveilleuse
  • Different from both, Dusyanta seems to espouse what may be termed as emancipated evocationism.1991, Girdhari Lal Chaturvedi, Re-visiting Śākuntalam, page 113. From the entry evocationism
  • The Ministry of Education expects the teachers of history to espouse National Socialism positively.1976, Howard Paul Becker, German Youth: Bond or Free. From the entry Nazify
  • On the other side a number of thinkers have espoused the cause of the polloi.1974, New Blackfriars, page 62. From the entry polloi
  • The Rani also espoused their cause and marched from Garha to join them.1968, Madhya Pradesh (India), V. S. Krishnan, Madhya Pradesh district gazetteers. From the entry forseek
  • Miss Loud was one of the first women in Massachusetts to espouse the cause of woman suffrage.1911 April 7, “Obituary Notes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry Hulda
  • Contrary to most espoused wisdom, most distance hikers travel alone.2009, Don Defreeze, Please Read. From the entry espoused
  • This claim, espoused by scientific naturalists, is called scientism, the view that science is the paradigm of truth and rationality.2007, Ted Cabal, The Apologetics Study Bible, B&H Publishing Group, →ISBN. From the entry scientism
  • In addition, it examines the trickle-down effects of economic development as espoused by market theorists in the urban economic development literature.2002, James L. Conyers, Black Cultures and Race Relations, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 125. From the entry trickle-down
  • It was puzzling to read a column that claimed to be attacking me, yet espoused the main ideas in my article.1988 December 11, John D'Emilio, “Enemies, Anger, and Militance”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 5. From the entry attack
  • There are no such things as "alternative facts", as Kellyanne Conway, former counsellor to president of the United States of America Donald Trump espoused.2022 September 4, Garfield Higgins, “Divisions, misinformation, and disinformation”, in Jamaica Observer. From the entry post-truthism
  • Combining the plant-based regimen of the vegan lifestyle, the Seagan diet espouses the benefits of a few sustainably sourced seafood meals each week.2019 March 13, Sean Murphy, “What is the 'Seagan' diet and is it the next big food trend?”, in The Scotsman. From the entry seagan
  • Yet, all these potential criticisms run counter to the very espoused (if albeit non-universal) types of claims that critical researchers tend to make.2009, Carole Brooke, Critical Management Perspectives on Information Systems, page 21. From the entry espoused
  • The Physiocrats espoused a professional service ethic and, in the interests of societal welfare, sought to establish laws of political economy and social relations.2002, Colin Jones, The Greta Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 219. From the entry physiocrat
  • Last week saw perhaps the first major showdown between the pseudo cryptolibertarianism they both espouse and that old-fashioned, resolutely analogue concept known as the nation state.2024 August 31, Carole Cadwalladr, “Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth”…. From the entry pseudo
  • My first CR group — New York Radical Women, later New York Radical Feminists — was made up primarily of downtown women who espoused the prowoman line.2007 v, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Ann Snitow, The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation, →ISBN. From the entry prowoman
  • For now, he remains immersed in the seedy world of the black-marketeers and fraudsters of the postwar period, and their links with those publicly espousing a fairer society.2005 July 12, Chris Arnot, “Enemies of the fairer society”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media…. From the entry black-marketeer
  • Vincent and the Grenadines espouse the cause of Caribbean Unity and Identity, I don’t want anyone to think I want an easy ride on their resources.1989 [1987 May 27], J. F. Mitchell, “To Be or Not to Be a Single Nation: That is the Question”, in Caribbean Crusade, Concepts Publishing…. From the entry St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Wiley Brooks, the guru of Breatharianism, espouses a system of physical vitality by which one may stop eating and drinking entirely, and live, lichenlike, off light and air.1988, Rev. Ivan Stang, High Weirdness by Mail, New York: Fireside, →ISBN, →OL, page 33. From the entry breatharianism
  • It seems to me that most of those who adhere to an organicist position in psychiatry espouse a system of values of which they are unaware.1974, Thomas S. Szasz, chapter 6, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 102. From the entry psychosocial
  • It was a lovely moment, a developer outgreening environmentalists by nobly espousing the largest real estate project in history, and it illustrated why Mars is a no-lose proposition for libertarians.1999 February 1, John Tierney, “Martian chronicle; plans for manned exploration of planet Mars”, in Reason, volume 30, number 9, page 24. From the entry outgreen
  • He was a known supporter of "emperorism," a term used to describe those who espoused others to give up their life for the emperor and to the oppressive military regime.1994, Kiyoshi Ōsawa, Marivi Nañagas, Go South, Japanese, page 104. From the entry emperorism

Meaning of espouse

  1. verb To marry.
  2. verb To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

Full definition of espouse

Questions about espouse in a sentence

How do you use espouse in a sentence?
Espouse is used as a verb. For example: “In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed.”
What is a short sentence with espouse?
“Contrary to most espoused wisdom, most distance hikers travel alone.”
What does espouse mean?
Espouse means to marry.

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