clause

Example Sentences

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And if your husband’s pension has no survivor clause, consider a life-insurance policy to help fill that gap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Sauer kept returning to his claim that the lone purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn Dred Scott and grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

They seemed to be genuinely grappling with the administration’s arguments about why the long-accepted understanding of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause is wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Bauer argued that the clause should only apply to the children of foreign diplomats and a few other limited groups.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s wonderful that they feel the need to put a clause in there about that.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer