citizen

Example Sentences

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No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Clinton decided to let Carter proceed as a private citizen, thinking it might give Kim a chance to back down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The John Brown trial cannot completely resolve today’s birthright citizenship controversy—Brown was a citizen of the U.S., although not of Virginia, at a time when state citizenship was primary—but the implications are undeniable.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to keep well-funded corporate interests in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann