citizen

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Grimes added citizen scientists in Plymouth and surrounding areas "can help overcome a key challenge in urban micrometeorite research, accessing multiple sample sites and processing material to build a national archive".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

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

As a good citizen, she never tried to publicly contradict her country.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson