How to Use township in a Sentence

township

noun
  • Presque Isle is the name of both the township and its county.
    Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This isn’t the first lawsuit Weekes-Rivera has filed against the township.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The cash from that sale and reserves will be the main source of funding for the township’s portion of the building.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2022
  • The price tag came in at just over $2.2 million, a township spokesperson said.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Today, the town remains a frontline of the fight for control over the township.
    Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Friends wrote to the township’s congresswoman to ask for help and dropped off soup and meals.
    Tracey Tully, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The section that was damaged sits near the township of Yangqianhe.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This is the township’s first park, which is across from Vitamix.
    cleveland, 6 June 2022
  • The township's flagship park is a good option to bring children of all ages.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2022
  • North Ridge Realty Group is the listing agent for the township.
    Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022
  • That John Freese arrived in 1817 -- one of the first settlers of the township that would later be named Brunswick.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The rom-com set in the heart of Johannesburg’s famous township, will launch in the first quarter of 2024.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Amabherethe in township slang means berets, referring to the hats worn by the unit.
    Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 11 July 2022
  • The township offices are home to a food pantry and Harmon helps maintain their supplies when stock is low.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
  • In some of the states carved out of the old Northwest Territory, like Michigan, they're still called townships.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The current township office in Carmel will be sold, according to the news release.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2022
  • Rumpke volunteered to do a special pick-up route in the township.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022
  • Chris Kok, the township planner in Wayne, is picturing small businesses and start-ups at the site.
    New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • But the battle for control of the township’s namesake town is still ongoing.
    Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Details came on July 11 at a township meeting of the zoning board of appeals.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2023
  • At least 15 people died after a shooting at a bar in the township of Soweto last July.
    David McKenzie, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • What if cities and townships had not had the power of taxation for streets and roads or if states had not used tax money to build highways?
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The entire site, straddling the two townships east of the 435-acre Voice of America MetroPark, will be among the largest mixed-use developments in the region.
    The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The parcels include Shelby Community Park and area all owned by the township.
    Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Built in 1984, the building was used as the township’s branch of MidPointe Library and then as the activity center.
    Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022
  • As the township social media alert stated, the leading cause of home clothes dryer fires is failure to clean them.
    cleveland, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Fengqiao model refers to a 1960s movement in the township to mobilize the masses in a class struggle against the party’s enemies.
    James T. Areddy, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The township is located about 30 miles west of downtown Detroit.
    Chandra Fleming, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023
  • On the one side stood the GenZ climate warrior alongside her fellow activists that refused to vacate the township.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • This year, Democratic votes may take longer to report in some townships because Mr. Biden isn't on the ballot and hand-counting write-in votes could slow down the process.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024

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