citizens

Example Sentences

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The Council of the European Union adopted sanctions against three Israeli citizens and four civil-society groups last Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The latest filings come after the government announced a £100,000 annual cap on the amount that British citizens living outside the UK can donate to political parties.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Ghana has already flown home 300 of its citizens, with hundreds more due to leave this weekend, and Nigeria has also announced emergency repatriation flights.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Sumner asserted that “the true idea of a Republic” is that “all the citizens have an equal voice in government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Set apart from “normal” citizens for our own protection and theirs, our gated, walled, and closely guarded campus complex sprawled across an entire island in the middle of the ocean.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin