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Example sentences for: espoused

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He was especially harsh with his former friend Ernest Dowden, who espoused a benevolent Irish cosmopolitanism in opposition to Yeats' literary nationalism.
I like the theory espoused in the 1960s by the British essayist Clive James.
McCain, explaining his decision to stay out, espoused a less sentimental philosophy: "You always want to fight on ground that is most favorable to you."
There are many similarities between the position espoused by Ross McKinney and my position.
Papandréou espoused the desires of a post-war generation to maintain peace and stability, and to secure a better future for their children.