demands

Example Sentences

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“Rise up!” the chorus pleads, and demands, and hopes for.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Ultimately, a test that demands what is often impossible is not a test designed to determine what is true.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The demonstrations began in early May with trade union demands for salary increases, stable fuel supplies and sounder economic management.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"Our existing resources were dedicated to the war, and this second war that is now upon us demands even more," he said on RFI.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And when Germany was caught up in the worldwide depression of the early 1930s, Germans were ready to blame the economic disaster that had overwhelmed them on the treaty’s demands.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman