How to Use clause in a Sentence

clause

noun
  • And at the end of the law, there is a sacred clause that allows me to eat them.
    John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
  • But when there isn’t such a clause, what should courts do?
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The power of the non-compete clause has been waning over the past few years.
    Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • So, the thing that must come right after the opening clause is his name.
    Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021
  • That opt-out clause could also be a sticking point in a trade.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • It’s about putting caps on it and giving it a sunset clause for ten years.
    ABC News, 31 July 2022
  • The agreement does not tie the clause to attendance, something the league had sought.
    Anne M. Peterson, The Denver Post, 3 June 2020
  • Kolodin said that the intent of the law and retroactivity clause is clear.
    Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The not-precedent camp points to the first clause as dispositive.
    Ian MacDougall, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Rodriguez can opt out after the second year and has a no-trade clause.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The most notable part of the contract was a clause in its buyout provisions.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Trump’s lawyers argue this same clause works in their favor.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Wilson had to waive a no-trade clause to accept the move to Denver.
    Tim Booth, ajc, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Many of the terms have been agreed upon, including a no-strike clause.
    Steve Vockrodt and Bill Turque, kansascity, 21 June 2018
  • His contract was equipped with an opt-out clause after each of the first two seasons.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The quarterback doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Police often cite a clause in the union contract for the secrecy.
    oregonlive, 15 June 2020
  • So Clarence clause could be with us at all times gonna celebrate the season.
    Essence, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But gun-rights advocates think the second clause stands alone.
    The Economist, 7 June 2018
  • There’s not a single month that happens, then an opt-out clause for the rest of your life.
    Claire Fitzsimmons, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • There’s a good chance that there’s a clause regarding long-term guests.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2020
  • That clause could be used to overturn the commission's ruling.
    Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2022
  • But Garoppolo would have to waive his no-trade clause to join a new team.
    cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Roberts wrote a narrow opinion that turned on a clause in the city’s contracting rules.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021
  • One is the due-process clause, which Thomas believes has been misread.
    Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 9 July 2022
  • But what jumped out at me was the age clause in the ban on Jewish domestic workers.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 21 July 2019
  • This clause will almost certainly be a source of friction at some point.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 July 2021
  • Based on past award winners, the indecency clause seems like a stretch.
    Lisa Liebman, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2019
  • The supremacy clause holds that federal laws take precedence over state laws.
    Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The evergreen clause, which keeps most the contract’s terms in place for eight years, remains the same.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2022

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