How to Use proponent in a Sentence

proponent

noun
  • This one's a car guy, a train guy, and a proponent of EVs.
    — Annie White, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The scheme is now circling the drain, but its proponents refuse to quit.
    — Justin Pearson, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Lee is a big proponent of using your eyes to help choose the right shade.
    — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • So Sharkey is a big proponent of good old-fashioned word of mouth.
    — NBC News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Cramer has been a proponent of Bitcoin for quite some time.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 May 2021
  • Ortiz was a proponent of the Red Sox signing Cruz in 2014.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Jon Jones was one of the biggest proponents of complaining about the new gloves.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Clearly, a proponent of the tiny purse trend all year-round, Sofia Richie Grainge looks ready for a spring picnic.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
  • To be sure, Infantino has in the past been a vocal proponent of the women’s game.
    — Maddie Parker, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the firm was a vocal proponent of the spin in a previous 2019 campaign at L Brands.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 21 June 2025
  • Butler also was the prime proponent of the Heat adding Lowry last summer.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022
  • My mom and my family were huge proponents of my singing, which is so odd.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • L’Italien is not a proponent of potty training at all costs.
    — Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored, 8 July 2020
  • 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
  • Tatum was a passionate proponent of the First Tee, a program designed to teach life skills (through golf) to kids of all ages and backgrounds.
    — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • That was the compromise needed to pass the measure, bill proponents said.
    — Denise Amos, Mercury News, 18 June 2025

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