clause
Example Sentences
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If you buy land from the government, for instance, officials cannot simply seize it back without violating the Takings Clause.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
“The Supremacy Clause forbids the State from enforcing such legislation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The fly in this tasty beverage, however, is the Commerce Clause, the constitutional provision that says the government may regulate commerce “among the several States.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
"And it would be a little surprising if, after 150 years, we suddenly discovered we were applying the Citizenship Clause all wrong."
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Clause as subject: That Oedipus would learn the truth was inevitable.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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