How to Use amendment in a Sentence
amendment
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The amendment passed in a voice vote.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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The board can pass some amendments.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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The amendment failed in a voice vote.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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The amendment failed in a voice vote.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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The amendment passed on a voice vote.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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That amendment failed on a voice vote.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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The amendment has not been changed.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Both amendments passed in voice votes.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Markey brought up the amendment but did not put it up for a vote.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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But the details in the amendment do not say that.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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This amendment is 20 pages long.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
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The amendment is still in the early stages.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
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There is a reason free speech is in the very first amendment.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Lange did not say what the amendments might contain.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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There's a reason free speech is in the very first amendment.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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When all was said and done, the 19th amendment was there.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Gray voted for five of the amendments.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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The amendment was ruled out of order.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ronan would make amendments along the way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
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The bill has passed both chambers with amendments.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rawn declined to vote, so the amendment failed.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
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What was the purpose of this amendment?
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
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Be choosy about compost and soil amendments.
—Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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That’ll kick off a week of floor debates and amendment marathons.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
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What prompted you to write that amendment?
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
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Nothing in the amendment does that.
—Lawrence Mower Herald, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
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Eighty-two yes votes were just enough, and the court approved the amendment.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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This amendment would remove that right.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Now the Senate has to take up the amendment.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
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The amendment failed in a 13-28 vote.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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