clause
Example Sentences
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Lower courts blocked the move, citing the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
With knockout power stacked heavily on both sides, the fight lived up to its 'don't blink' tagline as promoter Frank Warren confirmed there is a rematch clause.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Wilson says the board was seeking to have him put millions of dollars into an escrow account to cover a “hypothetical, potential future breach of the nondisparagement” clause.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
They can also show up as an adjunct to a verb phrase or clause, as in She died young And They showed up drunk.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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