How to Use profess in a Sentence
profess
verb
- They profess loyalty to the king.
- He professes confidence in his friend.
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Red Hook can be a sort of backdrop for the many who profess to love it.
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New York Times,
3 Mar. 2022
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But the Times’s Michael Schmidt professed to be quite confident that wasn’t the case.
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Andrew Prokop,
Vox,
24 Sep. 2018
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That's right, her boyfriend from three years ago flew halfway around the world to profess his love to her.
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Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
30 July 2024
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In the first scene, a young man and a young woman profess their love for each other.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2017
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Some chapters sample the tropes and tones of their professed genre.
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Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
31 Oct. 2019
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But Biden has professed comfort with and even support for the idea.
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John Fund,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2020
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No one spends $44 billion to profess their love for free speech.
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Bybradley Tusk,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2022
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Psychics professed to know where searchers could find Jaryd.
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Miles Blumhardt,
The Denver Post,
9 June 2019
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One movie Zaslav has publicly professed his love for: The Flash.
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Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2023
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Next the camera cuts to Lauren's house, where Arie's going to profess his love and try to get her back.
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Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2018
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The guys have to profess their love to Michelle while spinning in the g-force simulator.
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Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2021
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But Kazee was months ahead of Dewan to profess his love publicly.
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Kendall Trammell,
CNN,
6 June 2019
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The wild card, as has been the case since Trump professed in early 2018 that trade wars are good and easy to win, is what happens in U.S.-China trade talks.
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Stan Choe and Damian J. Troise,
USA TODAY,
2 Nov. 2019
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But McConnell professes to be on the side of the protesters.
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Josh Rogin,
The Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2019
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Fauci, who retired at the end of December, professed to be in the dark about when and how Moss’ plans changed.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
22 June 2023
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Abbott since has had turnover in staff, and Larson professed hope for the future.
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Peggy Fikac,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 Jan. 2018
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And those who professed about making change have not come up with answers.
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Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
25 Apr. 2023
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Soon even members of the Politburo were professing their love for it.
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The Economist,
18 Dec. 2019
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Many on the social media site fumed at Kanye for professing his love of Trump.
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Fernando Ramirez,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Apr. 2018
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In the caption, Khloé professed her love for Tristan in emoji form.
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Nicole Saunders,
Harper's BAZAAR,
21 Feb. 2019
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Which led to a mix of stars sharing their love for style and while some were professing their love for others.
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André-Naquian Wheeler,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2023
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What better way to profess your love than with tattoo ink?
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Gabi Thorne,
Allure,
11 July 2022
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Even those who profess not to like cats usually love Tig.
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Michelle Matthews | [email protected],
al,
5 Jan. 2021
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Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump.
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Emily Yahr,
Anchorage Daily News,
31 Dec. 2021
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Along the way, Kesha swore off jerks at least a half-dozen times, and professed her gratitude to her fans at least three dozen times.
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Piet Levy,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
20 Oct. 2017
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What happened to holding up a sign professing your love for pop stars?
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Lindsey V Thompson,
Teen Vogue,
13 Apr. 2018
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Yet, Vance professes to be agnostic even today on this point.
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The Editors,
National Review,
16 Sep. 2024
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British songstress Adele professed her love for Raygun to concertgoers.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
4 Sep. 2024
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