How to Use district in a Sentence

district

1 of 2 noun
  • Six police officers are in charge of the district.
  • She represents the eighth congressional district.
  • And our goal was to win district.
    — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
  • And a district that puts them first.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • All four teams have one district win.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Why should renters in your district vote for you?
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • The lots would be city-owned, but used by the tourism district.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This means the district is paying off its debt with more debt.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The district will not be able to open schools without them.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • These are poor districts, not the poorest in the city.
    — ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • The district is likely to hire movers to help with the project.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In short, the district had failed to protect the girls in its care.
    — Charles Homans, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In our district, every week is tough.
    — Chris Winters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Here are the cities and districts that will have elections this year.
    — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Why should your district’s commuters vote for you?
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • So are school and special-district trustees.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Why doesn’t the district meet the union’s demands?
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Both were detained, the district said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Whichever team wins will claim at least a share of the district title.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The health district said most students with measles are sick enough to miss at least a week of school.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
  • And try to be the back-to-back district champions.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Juice is gone from menus district-wide as focus shifts to eating whole fruit.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On this day, the business district was busy with locals and tourists.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • With a strong run to close the year, the district championship is still up for grabs.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The numbers have dropped in the last decade and this isn't the only district in a tough spot.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That goes for nearly all districts in Texas and Utah.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The district does not have a final count on how many positions may be cut.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The Hawks fall to 2-3 and are 1-2 in district.
    — Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The district currently is on spring break.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The downtown district is quaint and compact.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

district

2 of 2 verb
  • Each school in the three-county districts close on election days.
    — Julia Fair, Cincinnati.com, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The appeals court returned the case to district court for further review.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 16 Aug. 2017
  • King has been someone districts and school entities have called on to fix or clean up massive problems in recent years.
    — Corbett Smith, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • State aid will first be directed to district that need the most help in reaching their per-student spending target.
    — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, 29 Aug. 2017
  • State media said the rallies took place in more than 5,000 cities, towns, and districts all around Iran.
    — Nasser Karimi, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The goal here is not to take money away from those districts, but highlight the need that districts deserve an adequate need in funding.
    — Matt Sanderson, La Cañada Valley Sun, 9 Aug. 2017
  • North Shore park districts with fewer beaches have lifeguards on duty for longer periods each day.
    — Tessa Weinberg, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Duggan said the plan would help make the business districts more attractive and pedestrian friendly.
    — Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Duggan said the plan would help make the business districts more attractive and pedestrian-friendly.
    — Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2018
  • On the other side, districts with more students get more aid, and can be under pressure to hire more staff and expand facilities.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The park districts for San Mateo and Sonoma counties have taken more drastic steps.
    — John King, SFChronicle.com, 2 May 2020
  • Was selected to the Ohio All-State first team, leading the team to conference and district titles.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • There’s also at least one GOP candidate in each of the 16 Senate districts up for grabs next year.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The Court’s logic may apply only to districting for now—but there is no obvious reason to limit its application to that.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • During parts of Philyor’s sophomore and junior seasons in Tampa, he was forced to sit out games due to districting issues.
    — Stefan Krajisnik, Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Two Unified Government districts up for election this year did not draw enough candidates for a primary election.
    — Steve Vockrodt and Toriano Porter, kansascity, 1 Aug. 2017
  • The number of students that would be districted to the East Middle replacement mean the project will have square footage requirements for the building.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2019
  • In the three Orange County districts where Republicans still outnumber Democrats, the gap has shrunk.
    — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, 1 Mar. 2020
  • More Although Democrats are preferred in the national poll overall, their advantage has vanished in the House districts that matter most.
    — Janet Hook, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2018
  • In 2014, Anaheim was the first Orange County city council to settle a suit by switching to district elections.
    — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 25 May 2017
  • Opponents largely focused on emphasizing their own plans, credentials and deep ties to district during Wednesday’s debate.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • As of this writing, only Districts 4 and 5 have more than one candidate officially slated to run, according to the state election board website.
    — Libby Solomon, Columbia Flier, 21 June 2017
  • But kudos to school administrators, with a big assist from eyes-wide-open community leaders, for taking a bold step that districts such as Dallas and Frisco have yet to take.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The new borders expanded the square mileage of most precincts and essentially lumped the Maryvale and Estrella Mountain districts into one.
    — Megan Cassidy, azcentral, 6 Nov. 2015
  • With that district probably out of reach in a November rematch, the Orange County districts become even more important for the Democrats.
    — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2018
  • The result — a patchwork of different policies depending on what state Americans live in, or even down to which district their kids are enrolled in — comes on the heels of a chaotic school year that’s finally coming to a close.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 8 June 2021
  • Because the district closed South High School, the neighborhood’s only district high school, 10 years ago, the Council has less connection to nearby high schools.
    — Patrick O'Donnell, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Others have scaled this up by connecting the heat from their mining infrastructure to district heating systems, helping over 80,000 people stay warm or grow tomatoes or even tulips in greenhouses.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The following are the latest District 21-6A football stats as provided to district statistician Maury Salinger from the various schools.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Moving across town and transferring from Lincoln-Way West to district rival Lincoln-Way Central, junior forward Nick Brzezniak had to work through some weird initial feelings.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

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