How to Use constitutional in a Sentence

constitutional

adjective
  • Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.
  • He has a constitutional dislike of controversy.
  • No, that -- that would not be -- that would not be constitutional.
    — ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The state then runs roughshod over your constitutional rights.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This is not a close constitutional call.
    — Fabio Bertoni, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the constitutional structure, when followed, does much more than that.
    — David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This is a vital change in the law to protect basic constitutional rights.
    — Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Any change would have to be approved by voters as a constitutional amendment.
    — Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Biden has talked a lot recently about threats to constitutional procedure and the rule of law.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The concept is rooted in a person’s constitutional right to due process and a fair trial.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
  • That could be a way out of a thorny constitutional situation.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But Bush called for a constitutional amendment to ban the practice.
    — Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The freedom of speech is the bedrock of our constitutional democracy.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The high court could uphold the order on both the constitutional and statutory grounds.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the bill and others like it have provoked a series of constitutional concerns.
    — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But supporters of a change have been unable to clear the high bar to place a constitutional amendment in front of voters.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • Who knew constitutional law could be such a money-making racket?
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That’s where this constitutional amendment comes in.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The sponsor of the employer crime bill said that lawbreaking was wrong and the bill is constitutional.
    — Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Which taxes are levied or raised would be decided over the next five years, under the constitutional amendment.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But murmurs of laughter broke out a few times when justices noted constitutional tensions in the case.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That right holds the same legitimacy and strength as other constitutional rights, such as the right to free speech.
    — Charlotte Harvey, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The constitutional guardrails are gone.
    — John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In a constitutional democracy that insists — at least in principle — that no one should be above the law?
    — Yohuru Williams, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Garner waived his constitutional rights when he was brought in for an interview by a detective.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Congress must reclaim its constitutional role over war.
    — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • The constitutional question before the Court was never whether to curb abuse.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • That’s his constitutional right to express his opinion.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • If that fact alone doesn’t outrage you, consider what this disregard of constitutional rights means for you.
    — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the state supreme court opinion is not an affront to constitutional or democratic logic.
    — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026

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