claiming

Example Sentences

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And within months of returning to office in 2025, he was already claiming that he had ended eight wars.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Between March and October 2023, Mikheil Z. went to the BnF 40 times to request access to manuscripts, mainly by Pushkin, claiming he was doing research on democracy in 19th-century Russian literature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

When confronted with the allegations, she denied them and blamed her law clerk, claiming the clerk made it up in retaliation for a poor performance review.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The number of people claiming asylum in the UK fell by 4% in 2025, according to Home Office figures released in February, despite the number of people arriving on small boats rising by 13%.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I tried to creep by unnoticed, but he stopped me, claiming that I was just the fellow he'd been looking for.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris