claiming

Example Sentences

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My sister thinks Medicaid will take the house my mom and I own together, claiming half of its value every year and effectively reducing my portion of ownership to nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

A group of former employees and an investor sued, claiming they had not been paid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Local police received a call on May 27 claiming to have heard gunshots at Justice Barrett’s residence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The fate of this maiden was another example of the danger of claiming equality with the gods in anything whatsoever.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton