Sentence examples for were nominating from inspiring English sources
verb
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
If they were nominating for simplicity, Medea would win hands down.
They had no idea they were nominating a guy who was going to embark on a generational challenge to transform the Middle East.
As they were nominating Mr. Bills at the Minnesota Republican Convention, the Paul forces also seized 12 of the state's 13 Republican National Convention delegate slots.
And yet, as the death of landfill indie was declared (and with some relief), us Guardian critics were nominating as our Album of the Year something that was – at least in some weird, warped way – a guitar record.
But just as party delegates were nominating Mr. Trump at their convention here, Mr. Ailes's career at the network was unraveling, with news that he was negotiating the details of his departure with his bosses at 21st Century Fox.
They had no idea they were nominating a guy who would create a huge new cabinet department for homeland security, who would not try to cut even a single government agency, who would be the first president in a generation to create a new entitlement program, the prescription drug benefit, projected to cost $534 billion over the next 10 years.
Five pictures were nominated.
Both were nominated for Academy Awards.
Fifty airports were nominated.
(Both men were nominated for Oscars).
