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plump for

VERB
  1. be behind; approve of
    He plumped for the Labor Party
    I backed Kennedy in 1960

How To Use plump for In A Sentence

  • Don't linger over the options, just plump for one straight away. Times, Sunday Times
  • With so many brands and types of wine on the shelves, many bemused Scottish consumers plump for a bottle because the design on the label looks good.
  • When buying, plump for something handmade and crafted with care. Times, Sunday Times
  • In fact, most British writers plump for licensed premises. Times, Sunday Times
  • When buying, plump for something handmade and crafted with care. Times, Sunday Times
  • While many would plump for winter as Scotland's best hillwalking season, I find it difficult to choose between spring and autumn.
  • I'm going to plump for the vegetable curry.
  • What kind of alien friend would you plump for - etiolated, fuzzy, mechanical, friendly or with a frisson of delicious scare? The Times Literary Supplement
  • With so many brands and types of wine on the shelves, many bemused Scottish consumers plump for a bottle because the design on the label looks good.
  • Given the choice of shirt colour, it was assumed that Eriksson would plump for the lucky red favoured by England these days.
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