How to Use petitioner in a Sentence

petitioner

noun

• The judge asked if he was being held at a jail, and the petitioners said no.
  — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
• At the time, the name of the petitioner was unknown due to the nature of the case.
  — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022
• But the petitioners say those promises are squishy.
  — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
• Wallace said there was a great deal of training to become a petitioner.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2021
• So far, the ruling is only binding for the five petitioner cities.
  — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
• Last year, about one-third of petitioners were successful.
  — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
• The petitioners will then have a chance to respond by March 17th.
  — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
• But the court said petitioners could try again in the context of the general election.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
• In it, the petitioner claimed to have had an affair with Martin over the course of seven months.
  — Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022
• Hugh, one of Aegon’s petitioners, is being told by his wife that food in town is getting scarce.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
• Parker said the city is waiting for the petitioners’ response.
  — Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
• Then, petitioners await the city’s decision on a public vote.
  — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026
• If a petitioner in a freedom suit could demonstrate that she was descended from a free woman, she would be deemed free.
  — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2020
• The defendant is referred to here as the petitioner.
  — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
• There was a heated exchange between Stevens and the two petitioners.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2023
• The full scope of the petitioners’ politics is unknown).
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
• The injunction was dismissed after the petitioner failed to show up at the hearing.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
• The petitioner in that case was a hedge fund manager accused of lying to clients and inflating his fees.
  — Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
• Per the complaint, police arrived and asked petitioners to leave, citing their lack of a permit.
  — Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
• At the time, the petitioner said that Martin had denied the break-up and had been seen near their home several times.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 July 2022
• Another petitioner was a man in his 50s who in the last few years has suffered two strokes and two heart attacks.
  — Jon Geffen and Mark Osler, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
• The first brief from the petitioners is due to the Supreme Court by July 24.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2023
• Marilyn Keller, one of the chief petitioners, cheered the ruling.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• To file a recall, a petitioner must first find 25 signatures in a district.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2025
• In the second approach, the need to pray comes from the petitioner as an expression of constant angst if God is not present.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
• The person seeking the order is known as the petitioner, and the subject of the order is known as the respondent.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
• The petitioner has framed the issue as one of religious liberty and freedom of speech.
  — Garrard Conley, Time, 18 Mar. 2026
• The deal is still dependent on the lawsuits’ petitioners' approval.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• The petitioner, Brian Tingley, stands on one side of the divide.
  — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
• At its last meeting, the board had asked for further clarification on plans for septic from the petitioner.
  — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026