clause

Example Sentences

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And if so, doesn’t that just blow up Sauer’s theory that the whole point of this clause was to protect the citizenship of these exact people?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Bauer argued that the clause should only apply to the children of foreign diplomats and a few other limited groups.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But the Framers of the citizenship clause did not import those words into the “text” of their amendment, Kavanaugh said.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The sale of CBS parent Paramount to Skydance Media triggered a change-of-ownership clause allowing the NFL to renegotiate its $2.1 billion annual agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In Oedipus thought that Polybus was his father, the clause that Polybus was his father is a complement of the verb thought.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker