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
Social Security comes with a survivorship clause, meaning that when the spouse getting the higher Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse can trade up and get the higher of the two payments.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
A restrictive relative clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence, often because it pinpoints the referent of the noun from among a set of alternatives.
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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