How to Use legislator in a Sentence

legislator

noun
  • Write to your state legislator.
  • But legislators could not agree on what that area should be.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Watch what your own state legislators do next.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Threats against legislators are on the rise.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
  • This is what makes the school-choice hypocrisy of some state legislators so troubling.
    — Corey Deangelis, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Read what legislators and experts said about the deals here.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That hasn’t sat well with legislators.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • But many legislators said the funding doesn’t go far enough.
    — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • Click on any of the map points to see a picture profile of each legislator.
    — Meg Cunningham, ABC News, 9 June 2021
  • At that time, just over 5% of legislators were moms of minor kids.
    — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But legislators have stepped in to mount a hearty defense of the lemonade stand.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • All but two legislators voted for the bill.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The legislator is not named in the complaint.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Now state legislators are stepping in to help.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • But rarely did the powerful state legislator bring work home with her.
    — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • However, many legislators on both sides of the aisle say that’s not enough.
    — Tyler Curtis, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s a look at the impact on schools in Broward if legislators had stuck to the old plan.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
  • However their pleas to pass a bill to raise the stamp price have been ignored by legislators.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2023
  • This is meant to help legislators with their difficult jobs.
    — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Tell your legislators what your local state park means to you and your family.
    — Gayle Harrell and John Snyder, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Our legislators should put their constituents first.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The court said legislators relied too heavily on race to draw the lines.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • Lower courts ruled the legislators had no legal standing to bring the case.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Boafo, a state legislator, is viewed as the race’s frontrunner.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • Kern said future legislators could address it once more is known about the products.
    — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But the legislator who Parker said stopped the bill last year didn’t win re-election.
    — Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But legislators at the state level are also taking aim at wolves.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Click, 60, is a three-term Ohio legislator.
    — Sarah Donaldson, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • The answer lies with a process legislators crafted almost two decades ago.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • In most states, state legislators draw up maps, and the governor has the power to veto it.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026

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