How to Use eminent domain in a Sentence

eminent domain

noun

• The state took the homes by eminent domain to build the new road.
• To build the park, the state took the land by eminent domain.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
• And to do that would take years, and could even take eminent domain.
  — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2017
• Changes in eminent domain law also don’t seem to raise costs much.
  — Noah Smith, Twin Cities, 31 July 2019
• One of the six is being acquired by the state through eminent domain.
  — Caitlin Owens, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
• The people of the small tribe were removed from their homes through eminent domain.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
• But in some cases, eminent domain is used to obtain a right-of-way.
  — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 2 Mar. 2026
• In some cases, the government seized homes that were in its way by eminent domain.
  — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2021
• The two sides came to an agreement that saw Cleveland drop its eminent domain threat.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• Both fought City Hall's use of eminent domain to remake that part of the city.
  — Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 16 July 2019
• In 1853 the city used eminent domain to take control of the land.
  — CBS News, 6 Feb. 2022
• City leaders used eminent domain to shut down the Bruce's thriving business to make way for a park.
  — CBS News, 9 Apr. 2021
• The eminent domain plan now moves to the Township Council for a vote.
  — Avalon R. Zoppo, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• The railroad acquired the homes of Payne and many of her neighbors through eminent domain.
  — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
• The new board still has power over building permits, taxes, roads, bonds and eminent domain, the suit states.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• Others were pushing for the city to acquire the building through eminent domain.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
• The city decided to use eminent domain to seize the waterworks, and the two parties went to court.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
• The land had been taken from them in 1924 under the guise of eminent domain.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 June 2022
• The city acquired the property through eminent domain two years ago and tore it down to its asphalt origins.
  — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
• The measure is part of an effort by Klimesh to minimize the use of eminent domain.
  — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
• Buildings also will not be taken through eminent domain.
  — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
• For instance, one map shows ground-level changes near Bell’s home would require her house to be taken through eminent domain.
  — Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
• Some 29 homes in or around the Wilmore neighborhood will be taken via eminent domain.
  — Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
• In 1974, the school district sued to take ownership of the site through an eminent domain claim.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2021
• In the 1960s, the city used eminent domain to take the properties for a highway project.
  — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• If that doesn’t work, the hospital district can file an eminent domain lawsuit to seize the properties.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
• Those two units are not part of the 40 acres that could be subject to eminent domain, which contains turbines that have been retired from use.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021
• If the mediation breaks down, the county will trigger eminent domain and buy the land for the fuel depot.
  — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
• The home was taken from the family by eminent domain in the 1950s.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
• The city proposed a park and retention pond to stop future flooding in the area, and sought to use eminent domain to acquire the houses.
  — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, ajc, 1 Nov. 2021