claim

Example Sentences

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They qualified from their group in second place behind Egypt, claiming narrow and unconvincing wins against Angola and Zimbabwe either side of a defeat against the Pharaohs.

From Barron's

Those plans are now uncertain after Joshua was injured in a car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends.

From BBC

Gold miners were racing to California, and some were from the South, bringing enslaved people to work on their claims.

From Los Angeles Times

He claimed at the tribunal in August that he had suffered from anxiety and depression, while a union representative said he "had suffered from a recognised condition that day, known as transient global amnesia".

From BBC

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation said it was aware of "crude fabrications" being advertised online alongside claims the proceeds will go to the animal welfare charity.

From BBC