clause

Example Sentences

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Sauer kept returning to his claim that the lone purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn Dred Scott and grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The oral arguments turned on a key clause in the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US who are "subject to the jurisdiction thereof."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The citizenship clause would not accomplish its most basic function of overruling Dred Scott.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The case revolves around the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It was Oedipus who killed Laius, for example, takes it for granted that someone killed Laius, the only question being who; the main clause of the sentence informs us who the who is.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker