How to Use paperwork in a Sentence

paperwork

noun

• The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
• She failed to file the paperwork on time.
• The district had started the process more than a year ago but didn't complete the paperwork.
  — Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
• This monthly process avoids a backlog of paperwork for the staff.
  — Williesha Morris | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2023
• Three months later your lawyer sends you the start paperwork.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• Doan’s mom filled out the paperwork and accompanied her son to the States.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• The non-fiduciary role will last for 10 years or until her death, the paperwork states.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• After more yelling between the two, Li accuses the deputy of being a fake, throws the paperwork and slams the door shut.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• JetBlue’s customer service advised her to bring the paperwork to the airport on the day of her flight.
  — Amanda Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
• The rescue was present when she was put down, and gave Siler and Flores the paperwork to formally adopt her.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court.
  — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
• The dhow’s crew lacked official paperwork, which allowed the U.S. boarding team to search the vessel.
  — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• The new owner will complete the new loan paperwork and transfer ownership at the DMV.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• Her only option then is to drive back to the doctor’s office and ask for the paperwork to be adjusted.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
• To date, six Democrats and three Republicans in Michigan have filed paperwork to run for Senate in the 2024 election.
  — Julie Tsirkin, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
• So far, a dozen people have submitted paperwork to run against him.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• In a best-case scenario, a child is matched and placed in a home for a trial stay; parents then submit the legal paperwork to formalize the adoption.
  — Sally Ho, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
• Antczak is running as a write-in after having been removed from the ballot over a paperwork error.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• The paperwork also said little about the turmoil in Hinojosa’s life.
  — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
• While home births have been on the rise in the United States in recent years, a midwife or doula often helps with the baby’s arrival as well as with the ensuing paperwork.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• State and local governments in New York and Illinois kicked into high gear toward the end of last year to get paperwork moving.
  — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• In March, Santos filed paperwork to run for reelection in 2024.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• The district has worked to get parents to complete paperwork for obtaining free school meals for their students.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2023
• There are also often practical reasons, such as health insurance or the lack of funds to file the paperwork.
  — TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
• Barnes was proactive during the pandemic and updated her paperwork with the state.
  — Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
• The store will include an area for officers to complete paperwork and hold meetings as well as charging their phones and body cameras.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• Later, while Porter was standing with his entourage on the sidewalk outside the club, Traylor pulled up in a vehicle, and the fight continued, the paperwork says.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• By midday Tuesday, all of the defendants had filed paperwork pleading not guilty in filings with the court and waived their rights to an arraignment hearing.
  — Kate Brumback, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• Administrative staff at the farm reviewed and approved the paperwork, per the complaint.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2023
• According to Clarke’s book, the cemetery should have been exempt from taxes, but the paperwork was never filed for that exemption.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024