How to Use lawyer in a Sentence
lawyer
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A lot of red tape with lawyers?
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Yes, my lawyers will be in touch.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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And, how much can one lawyer do about it?
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Sarah Gonzalez,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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My lawyer keeps pressing for it.
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Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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The practice is worse than lawyers.
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Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Musk’s lawyers vowed an appeal.
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Staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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They’re brought by plaintiff lawyers.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the thing that had happened with the lawyer wasn’t like that.
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Mary Gaitskill,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2023
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My father was a lawyer at one firm for many, many, many years.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Siegel is a civil rights lawyer and a Knicks fan.
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Norman Siegel,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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And it’s set at a law firm in Dallas, so, lawyers again!
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The lawyer tells you to initial every page.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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There was a spate of fire-breathing letters from her lawyers.
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Lili Anolik,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2024
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Still getting followed by lawyers about that one.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s lawyers could try to get the case moved to federal court.
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Politifact Staff Writer,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2023
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If any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent.
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Joshua Rhett Miller
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gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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If any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent.
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Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Gladney’s lawyer argued for a three-year prison term.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the lawyer wasn’t the only one who made a statement.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2024
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Have a frank discussion with your lawyer.
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Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Check with your lawyer first; there may be a strategy for that.
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Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Hogshead is also a civil rights lawyer.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Trade lawyers weighed in with their predictions on what’s to come.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Pino’s lawyers also want those statements thrown out.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Some hope to become doctors, some lawyers.
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Leondra Head,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Trump said his new lawyer, Josh Halpern, needs time to learn the case.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
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The court documents did not provide the name of a lawyer for him.
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Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
6 Aug. 2024
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For a lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is sure gonna need a lawyer.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Chaney and his lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
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Emma Brown and Jon Swaine,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Oct. 2022
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Everyone deserves the right to a lawyer to make their best case.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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