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

We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.

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

He added: "It is a serious human rights violation, and it is one more reason why two British citizens, with no other options left, are now starving themselves in protest."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The sophisticated Griswold worried that too many intelligent citizens were being duped by what he considered ghostly nonsense.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock