Sentence examples for nominated over from inspiring English sources

This was newcomer Samantha Harvey, who surprised critics when she was nominated over Nobel Prize-winning American writer Toni Morrison.

This was the only song nominated over the past week about which I never had the slightest doubt.

To fully appreciate what an outstanding achievement this is for the composing legend, consider this; he's been nominated over half the number of times the ceremony's been hosted, with this year marking the 88th Academy Awards.

Movie-star handsome, Mr. Rutelli is a Tony Blair style moderate who was nominated over more seasoned colleagues because he was perceived as better able to compete with Mr. Berlusconi's charisma, television skills and anti-Communist harangues.

"Where so many you see, you kind of go 'really, they won an Oscar for that?' "If you think of some of the movies that have been nominated over the years for best picture – Gone With the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia – and then you look at Spotlight, and you kind of go, 'best picture?' I enjoyed it but, you know, sometimes it gets a little … I just scratch my head in wonder".

Eisenhower was nominated over Taft and Warren in a close, first-ballot victory.

• In the same vein, I propose to nominate over the next few weeks a group of expressions to lose by the end of the year.

The Emmys gets into a rut from time to time where the same shows will be nominated and awarded over and over, and it becomes a little club.

Leonhart was originally confirmed as deputy administrator of the DEA during the Bush administration in 2004, but was nominated to take over the agency by President Barack Obama over the objections of many drug policy reformers.

Three senior officers will also be nominated to take over the powerful regional combatant commands.

The former Texas governor will be nominated to take over the agency he famously wanted to abolish but could not name during his presidential bid in 2012.