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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As the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, part of USA TODAY Network, reported at the time, Paxton launched a revenge tour to replace Burrows — and other state lawmakers who voted to impeach him.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some lawmakers were visibly frustrated by the lack of time and lack of answers about the amendment.
—Lawrence Mower Herald, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Indeed, those connected services and their possible links to the Chinese state were scary enough to US lawmakers to drum up bipartisan support for new regulations that bar their import, absent an authorization from the Department of Commerce.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
But the Bears’ fate was left unclear — perhaps to be decided only by the team — when state lawmakers adjourned without agreeing on a property-tax relief plan for the team.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some lawmakers were visibly frustrated by the lack of time and lack of answers about the amendment.
—Lawrence Mower Herald, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Indeed, those connected services and their possible links to the Chinese state were scary enough to US lawmakers to drum up bipartisan support for new regulations that bar their import, absent an authorization from the Department of Commerce.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
But the Bears’ fate was left unclear — perhaps to be decided only by the team — when state lawmakers adjourned without agreeing on a property-tax relief plan for the team.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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