How to Use citizen in a Sentence

citizen

noun
  • She was a United States citizen but lived most of her life abroad.
  • And the rest is up to us, the citizens.
    — Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • All of our citizens [should] be able to live a healthy life.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And yes, some of them are citizens.
    — The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Yet, these non-citizens served during two decades of war.
    — Michael Szalma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • The child was rescued by a citizen who threw a life ring in the water.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • City leaders go against what citizens want.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
  • My response is that the parties are what citizens make of them.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • That's what British citizens need.
    — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The biggest losers are the very citizens electing these clowns.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That’s my right as a citizen and a taxpayer.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But few of his fellow citizens were in a hurry to follow him.
    — Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This citizen honestly does not know which is worse.
    — Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • All citizens of Ireland to have a voice and a choice on their future!
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Safe seats are a gift to politicians and party machines but a curse for citizens.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The fear caused by her masked goons and their disregard of due process leaves us citizens afraid to leave their homes.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Who wants to be treated like a second-class citizen in their own country?
    — Marissa Charles, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
  • His son, a US citizen, was born just two years later.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The press, which defends freedom of the press, does nothing to free this citizen.
    — David Biller and Tatiana Pollastri, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Policy is shaped less by citizens and more by those with leverage.
    — Rick Singh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Europe is built on the freedom of movement of its citizens.
    — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • This is the second French citizen killed in the war in Ukraine in less than one week.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • Less than a week after the killing, citizens have mobilized in protest.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That calculus could change if the provider is a tribal citizen.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 26 June 2022
  • China’s air quality is by far the worst in the world, as their citizens wear masks for most of their lives.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The rest of the citizen’s rights are protections from the State.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • Statements that speak to citizens and acknowledge the shades of gray.
    — Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Politicians charged that there were now citizens and terrorists, good and evil.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Everyone else is a citizen at birth.
    — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • The lack of investment in these areas has put a brake on the hopes and dreams of countless citizens.
    — Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

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