How to Use citizenship in a Sentence

citizenship

noun
  • The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
  • She applied for Polish citizenship.
  • He was granted U.S. citizenship.
  • There would be a path to citizenship for both of them.
    — ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Why not have some type of proof of citizenship.
    — NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • For voting, citizenship is a clear place to draw a bright line.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Will deputies ask for your citizenship status when you get pulled over?
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Make proof of citizenship free and easy to obtain.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Economic costs and lack of citizenship led them all to let go of their dream.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
  • That pause has left the lives of some who were in the process of seeking citizenship in limbo.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cubans may apply for a green card after one year, putting them on a path to citizenship.
    — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The agents ask them their citizenship and to show ID.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Her bill would offer no path to citizenship, and no right to vote, ever.
    — Thomas Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, citizenship has been changed many times over since the founding of the country.
    — Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • In fact, citizenship has been changed many times over since the founding of the country.
    — Daisy Hernández, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • Why are some pushing for proof of citizenship?
    — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • All voters must show proof of citizenship in order to vote.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats, meanwhile, want to give many migrants a faster path to citizenship.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Some children could be left without any citizenship at all.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Many are on work visas who work high-paying jobs, pay taxes, and own homes, yet still lack a path to citizenship.
    — Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • How many people gain citizenship through birthright?
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • But the country’s best pairs team won’t be allowed to go due to citizenship issues.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trump proposed adding a citizenship question during his first term but was blocked in court.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
  • And the full rights of citizenship in the state should be, and are, the very same for Arabs as for Jews.
    — Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • There, she was also set to receive honorary citizenship from the port city.
    — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • When citizenship is procured by fraud, the law requires that it be revoked.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike him, she has been refused citizenship three times.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • Lola came to this country and obtained citizenship, but she wasn’t born here.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Again, the family had lost their path to citizenship.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026

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