citizen

Example Sentences

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Brown, of course, was neither a citizen nor a resident of Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The court ruled in that case a U.S.-born son of Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen under the 14th Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled, however, that he was a US citizen by virtue of being born in the United States.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Heifler, who is a US citizen, has been described by police as an "extremist with no criminal record with the New York Police Department", CBS News, the BBC's US partner, reported.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

By the time of Anna’s death, the informal system of citizen policing had been displaced, but vestiges of it remained, especially in places that still seemed to exist on the periphery of geography and history.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann