amendment

Example Sentences

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Under the amendment, their location would be "a discretionary decision for each province."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The only way to close that loophole is with a constitutional amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Prior to the amendment, the constitution designated the leader of the Senate to briefly take over in case the sitting president dies or is incapacitated.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

In the entire history of the United States, no amendment to the US Constitution had ever been repealed.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler