How to Use city council in a Sentence

city council

noun
  • He's running for city council.
  • Barcelona’s city council does not see it the same way.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When the school made those changes, the city council said the changes were too late.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The two had been elected to the city council at the same time.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2021
  • For city council at-large seats, three seats were to be chosen.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Tempe voters have the chance to elect who will sit on their city council.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
  • No mayoral or city council races.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The proposal now heads to the full city council for a vote.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Learn who’s running for mayor and city council in your city.
    — Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Two city council members have been charged with election fraud.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • The role of city council isn’t just reporting facts and figures at town halls.
    — Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This week, voters made their voices heard at a city council meeting.
    — Tony Peterson, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Those proposals will go before the full city council next week.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Prior to this, city council members had control over the process.
    — Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2021
  • That's a contrast to full-time mayors, who aren't members of their city councils.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Those will go back to the planning commission and city council at a future date.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The decision was made by our city council and not the school division.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The racial accusations and heated rhetoric are far from new for the city council.
    — Thomas Phippen, Fox News, 8 May 2022
  • The recommendation now goes to the full city council for a vote.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, the idea of Grand Park is one of the projects that inspired me to run for city council.
    — Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Sarah Park was sworn in as the city's first immigrant woman to serve on city council.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That year, two city council seats were up for grabs, and there was a special sales and use tax measure on the ballot.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Lipps has also served as Franklin mayor and city council member.
    — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Fish first ran for city council in 2002 and lost to Randy Leonard.
    — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021
  • There's a handful of things that city council does not oversee, and there are some pointed questions.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That's where city council has its offices and does its official business.
    — M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The mayor and city council said the grave may hold as many as 9,000 civilians.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Fort Worth voters will again have to weigh in on whether the mayor and city council deserve a pay raise.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But securing the $1 million from city council is just one piece of the puzzle.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 June 2021
  • This is city council, this is nonpartisan.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026

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