How to Use profess in a Sentence

profess

verb

• They profess loyalty to the king.
• He professes confidence in his friend.
• Red Hook can be a sort of backdrop for the many who profess to love it.
  — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2022
• But the Times’s Michael Schmidt professed to be quite confident that wasn’t the case.
  — Andrew Prokop, Vox, 24 Sep. 2018
• That's right, her boyfriend from three years ago flew halfway around the world to profess his love to her.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024
• In the first scene, a young man and a young woman profess their love for each other.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2017
• Some chapters sample the tropes and tones of their professed genre.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
• But Biden has professed comfort with and even support for the idea.
  — John Fund, National Review, 8 Mar. 2020
• No one spends $44 billion to profess their love for free speech.
  — Bybradley Tusk, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
• Psychics professed to know where searchers could find Jaryd.
  — Miles Blumhardt, The Denver Post, 9 June 2019
• One movie Zaslav has publicly professed his love for: The Flash.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
• Next the camera cuts to Lauren's house, where Arie's going to profess his love and try to get her back.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2018
• The guys have to profess their love to Michelle while spinning in the g-force simulator.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2021
• But Kazee was months ahead of Dewan to profess his love publicly.
  — Kendall Trammell, CNN, 6 June 2019
• 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.
  — Stan Choe and Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2019
• But McConnell professes to be on the side of the protesters.
  — Josh Rogin, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2019
• Fauci, who retired at the end of December, professed to be in the dark about when and how Moss’ plans changed.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 June 2023
• Abbott since has had turnover in staff, and Larson professed hope for the future.
  — Peggy Fikac, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2018
• And those who professed about making change have not come up with answers.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• Soon even members of the Politburo were professing their love for it.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• Many on the social media site fumed at Kanye for professing his love of Trump.
  — Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
• In the caption, Khloé professed her love for Tristan in emoji form.
  — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2019
• Which led to a mix of stars sharing their love for style and while some were professing their love for others.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2023
• What better way to profess your love than with tattoo ink?
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 July 2022
• Even those who profess not to like cats usually love Tig.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 5 Jan. 2021
• Others chime in to call the media the enemy of the people and profess their love for Donald Trump.
  — Emily Yahr, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2021
• 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.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2017
• What happened to holding up a sign professing your love for pop stars?
  — Lindsey V Thompson, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
• Trump is only able to convince her to stay with him after chasing her into the street and professing his love.
  — Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• In a world where even those who profess to love movies largely stream them at home, Here is a picture that demands big-screen real estate.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024