How to Use unanimous in a Sentence

unanimous

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  • The judges made a unanimous ruling.
  • Ohtani was a unanimous choice in 2021 and should be again.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But in those first weeks and months, the praise was by no means unanimous.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Approval of 75% of all owners was required, and MLB said the vote was unanimous.
    — Noah Trister, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Supreme Court was unanimous in its decision in favor of the agency and the foster moms.
    — Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Review, 16 Jan. 2024
  • On June 1, the jury’s unanimous verdict was in favor of all three defamation claims made by Depp; and one for Heard.
    — Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The decision was unanimous, but the excitement when the program was first launched was not.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • While Melling, Macaulay, and Howard can all agree on stripes (a unanimous yes), their preferred jeans are different.
    — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The jury in the first defendant’s case was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, with 10 voting for not guilty and two for guilty.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • With the shorthanded board, a unanimous vote is required for a prisoner to be paroled.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
  • The union approved the agreement in an unanimous vote on Wednesday, per The Hollywood Reporter.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In the unanimous ruling detailed by Rush, the court found the man was acting in his official role and had not committed any crime.
    — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Aside from his loss to Pereira the only other loss on his record was a unanimous decision to Jan Blachowicz in 2021.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The House approved the measure by unanimous consent, the Senate approved it, and President Biden signed it.
    — Melissa Quinn, Kathryn Watson, Caroline Linton, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The need for unanimous consent means that each word in the final document will be scrutinized.
    — David Gelles, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • As expected, South Carolina stayed atop the rankings as the unanimous No. 1 team.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The board’s vote was unanimous, besides for three abstentions.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This year's only unanimous first-team AP All-American has already pocketed a few player of the year awards, with more on the way.
    — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But Biden was not their unanimous pick for the party’s 2020 nomination.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • After a statement road win at Alabama, Texas is the unanimous top team in this week’s Big 12 power rankings.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The jury’s decision must be unanimous to reach a verdict.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Roberts doesn’t have the power to impose ethical standards on his own, and there are signs that there isn't unanimous support for change among his colleagues.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Choi was selected in a unanimous vote by the five-member commission.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The judges gave unanimous praise, with Mandel calling it his favorite dance act and Klum raving about their delivery.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The uproar over the council’s unanimous rejection of York has triggered an array of questions.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • It was introduced last week and advanced out of committee at lightning speed by a unanimous vote.
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The jury of seven people, who reached a unanimous decision, did not find Ms. Robinson liable for Canal’s claims against her.
    — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Civil rights groups challenged the map in federal court and won a ruling from a unanimous three-judge panel in January.
    — TIME, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The law marked a win for death penalty opponents, but left Alabama as still the only state to allow a non-unanimous jury impose the death penalty.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The vote was blocked for a second time last month by Senate Republicans when Duckworth again asked for unanimous consent.
    — Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024

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