Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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There is a lot of frustration among Democratic lawmakers following the end of the shutdown, which is now spilling out into public view, Nancy Cordes, the chief White House correspondent at CBS News, said last night.
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025
Yet the bill to reopen the government was reliant upon Democratic lawmakers of both chambers who joined Republicans, exposing rifts within the Democratic Party.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
Democratic state legislators in Illinois have, similar to Maryland lawmakers, not been entirely on board with possible redistricting, even though national Democratic leaders such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are pushing for it.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
For now, the governor has resisted that call from Republican lawmakers, and local officials have argued that public safety remains a local responsibility.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025
Yet the bill to reopen the government was reliant upon Democratic lawmakers of both chambers who joined Republicans, exposing rifts within the Democratic Party.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
Democratic state legislators in Illinois have, similar to Maryland lawmakers, not been entirely on board with possible redistricting, even though national Democratic leaders such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are pushing for it.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
For now, the governor has resisted that call from Republican lawmakers, and local officials have argued that public safety remains a local responsibility.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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