Examples of claimant in a Sentence
They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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Those claims were denied, leaving claimants until late July to file lawsuits.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The deadline to object to the settlement and for a potential claimant to exclude themselves from the settlement is May 29.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Counsel for the plaintiffs estimates between 60 and 75 people may be claimants in the class action.
—Chase Jordan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
However, claimants in the lawsuit — Baltimore, Maryland, among others — are looking for billions in damages.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The deadline to object to the settlement and for a potential claimant to exclude themselves from the settlement is May 29.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Counsel for the plaintiffs estimates between 60 and 75 people may be claimants in the class action.
—Chase Jordan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
However, claimants in the lawsuit — Baltimore, Maryland, among others — are looking for billions in damages.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for claimant
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt 
: a person who claims to have a right to something
Legal Definition
claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt
: one that asserts a claim especially formally
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