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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were reserved" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about something that was predetermined or set aside for future use. For example, "The tickets for the concert were reserved months in advance."
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were reserved
noun
Restriction.
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Administration trade officials were reserved.
They were reserved, low-profile people.
Afternoons were reserved for skiing and hiking.
They were reserved with their comments.
(Rome and Hawaii were reserved for holidays).
Those questions were reserved for human teaching assistants.
However, his most withering comments were reserved for the BBC.
Some tracts, however, were reserved for disposal to particular groups.
The first 10 were reserved for whites only.
But the three votes were reserved for Riewoldt.
The rare, delicate beliefs we held were reserved for camp.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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