clause

Example Sentences

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Lower courts blocked the move, citing the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It remains to be seen how that would be affected if the release clause is triggered and United have failed to meet his expectations.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Social Security comes with a survivorship clause, meaning that when the spouse getting the higher Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse can trade up and get the higher of the two payments.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

But in general the divisions between the major parts of a clause, such as subject and predicate, are comma-free zones, no matter how complex the syntax.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker