How to Use supporter in a Sentence

supporter

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  • President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights.
  • This is not the first time Musk’s actions have raised the ire of Ukraine and its supporters.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The problem with that is that Trump supporters are not the poorest people.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Creech's supporters, meanwhile, say decades spent in a prison cell have left him changed.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The hope, many activists said, is to draw a critical mass of supporters to the region.
    — Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Families and supporters of the hostages are holding a protest march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
    — Najib Jobain, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Wolfe has become a top target of Trump supporters since the 2020 election.
    — Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Worse, elite supporters of solar and wind don’t want them in their backyard.
    — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • As part of the crowdfunding campaign, supporters can explore a map of homes that are in need of repair.
    — Justin Ling, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Many of Trump’s supporters still believe the former president’s lies about the election and view Pence as a traitor.
    — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • These tensions came to a head in 1856, when conflict broke out between Cabet’s supporters and his critics in the colony.
    — John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • While the model shifts financial risk from Falck to the city, supporters say the change makes financial sense.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • The long-term result is that the customer won’t forget it, and the business benefits from a grassroots supporter.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Videos were shared on social media before the rally, showing a packed venue and supporters lined up to see Haley.
    — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Trump supporters swooned about the majesty of American justice, and the commentariat seethed.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
  • And at a separate party in Lexington, Kelly Craft took the stage to concede and thank her supporters at 8 p.m.
    — Nick Hollkamp, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2023
  • But Lee and her supporters said Newsom should pick her — the most prominent Black person running.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This one happened to be his biggest supporter, not that having the same last name would keep Chase Garbers from sharing any critiques.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Still, supporters of the decision pointed to two key factors.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • But two years after taking over Kabul’s ministries, the Taliban’s relations with the world are more complex than the chants of its supporters.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Doja’s supporters can’t possibly expect this woman to fawn over them like some artists do with their fans.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
  • His hard-line immigration policies are a feature, not a bug, to many of his Latino supporters.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Rogan has been known to be a supporter and advocate of exercise.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
  • The amount of money raised by the DeSantis campaign since the debate may indicate a sense of renewal among his supporters.
    — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Biden didn’t campaign and his name wasn’t on the ballot, but still won by a sizable margin after supporters mounted a write-in campaign on his behalf.
    — TIME, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Demonstrators at the rally burned and stomped on an Israeli flag and taunted Israel supporters with an image of a swastika.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The former president is giving a speech to supporters instead of appearing at the GOP debate.
    — Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The violent attack by a mob of supporters loyal to then-President Donald Trump was fueled by lies that the 2020 election was stolen.
    — Michelle L. Price, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • The timing may have made other would-be supporters reluctant to attempt sweeping changes, too.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Listen to Michigan and Our Revolution, groups backing the uncommitted vote, reached out to their supporters as well, trying to get them to the polls.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024

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