citizen

Example Sentences

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If you’re a naturalized citizen, your citizenship is subject to review.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

He is also convinced that the tip-off which led police to the hideout would not have come from his peers in the sovereign citizen movement.

From BBC • 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

And now Allun, too, was to climb the Mountain Trying yet again to prove himself a worthy citizen of Rin.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda