How to Use government in a Sentence

government

noun
  • The government has been slow to react to the crisis.
  • The country has been damaged by many years of weak government.
  • She works for the federal government.
  • He is a firm believer in democratic government.
  • We learned about different methods of government.
  • We need to improve relations with foreign governments.
  • Not what the government tells us to catch.
    — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • If no bill is passed, parts of the government would shut down.
    — Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Is the government about to shut down?
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Governments won't do it in time.
    — Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Is the government still shut down?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But there are folks in the government that the police can't reach.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • But right now, again, the government needs to reopen.
    — Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The government denied such a weapon was used.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • But there are signs the government feels more confident of its hold over the area.
    — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The Founders didn’t want a government that took care of people.
    — John Stossel, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Japan’s 40-year government bond yield hit a record high of 4%.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The government hopes to kill at least 80 hippos by the end of this year.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Congress has not passed a budget yet, and the government is shut down.
    — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There were elections, a new government and a heady feeling of change.
    — Noam Cohen, Wired, 29 Jan. 2021
  • It was delayed five days due to the brief government shutdown.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
  • None of this means the government's number is being switched off.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • This isn’t just some cheesy reminder that the government works for you and your vote matters.
    — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
  • But only in government does fraud go for 10 years.
    — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • But if the government doesn't reopen soon, these cards will not be loaded.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • If that didn't happen, state government would shut down, Hall said.
    — Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The country’s Labour government has stuck to this pledge.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
  • When was the last government shutdown?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Israeli government dropped charges against the rapists.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • The whole thing was a goddamned government handout scheme!
    — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

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