city hall

Example Sentences

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To get one more shot to fight city hall, and win.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Altadena has never organized itself around a traditional civic center, like a city hall plaza or downtown square.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

His longshot bid for city hall comes on the anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed his home and became one of California's most destructive blazes on record.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The rebuke to city hall led Mayor Watson to call for an audit of government spending—which he might have thought of before seeking a tax hike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry