How to Use local option in a Sentence

local option

noun
  • Check your local options to see which one works best for you.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The biggest challenge is that there are no other local options.
    — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Alaska has never had a statewide sales tax; sales tax should remain only as a local option.
    — Carl Benson, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 Oct. 2017
  • With no local option in effect, the city will fall under the state’s alcohol laws.
    — Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2020
  • That rules out the non-local option for a theory of gravity.
    — Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The special election came on the heels of a petition to remove the local option and lift the ban.
    — Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2020
  • That is why allowing cities and towns to raise the local option meals tax should be firmly rejected.
    — Christopher Carlozzi, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The city itself has not yet voted for the local option of marijuana.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Such prices only look like a bargain relative to other local options, of course.
    — Anne Kadet, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2017
  • And that’s why the Authority would be needed, to bring these sorts of local options to scale.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The project will be constructed using special purpose local option sales tax funds.
    — Leon Stafford, ajc, 8 Apr. 2022
  • If long trips, jet lag, time zone and currency changes aren’t in store, however, there’s always the local option.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Looking for local options to stream the best TV shows of 2024?
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • Despite this year’s funding request, a local option sales tax would pay for the majority of the project.
    — Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But Fleetwood chose a more local option for his eighth appearance at the Masters.
    — Dave Skretta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Her goal is to give readers a local option with more variety than what’s available at national chains or online stores.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some have tried to re-shore their suppliers or manufacturing but found local options lacking.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • No state or local option sales tax will be collected on clothing or footwear less than $100, according to the state.
    — Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
  • During August, there is no Florida sales tax or local option tax for school supplies.
    — Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Buying silver is more accessible than ever, with a wide range of online dealers and local options available.
    — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Though the shop aims to have a regional presence, its focus will be to provide a local option for artists based on the west side of Cleveland and its suburbs.
    — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Even sharing vetted local options can make a meaningful difference.
    — Priya Krishnan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The default local option for most Android users is Google Photos, which many had to come to love due to the generous terms.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2020
  • The cocktail menu is inspired by astrological signs, and the beers include both local options and macrobrews.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
  • Coleman says she's struggled for years trying to get her sister off the streets and into a mental health care facility, finding a lack of local options.
    — Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
  • And prices are quite gentle compared to other local options – an impressive feat considering the top-notch quality of the meat.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The county’s portion is funded by the 2017 special purpose local option sales tax program.
    — Alia Malik, ajc, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Perry keeps a map in his office to track local options for medical care, and the next-closest OB ward is an hour away in Columbus.
    — Shefali Luthra, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Fresh, local produce offers the most nutrients, but frozen and canned fruits and vegetables remain healthy choices when local options aren’t available.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Or pursue a free, local option by taking a walk around Mead Botanical Garden or stopping to paint flowers and wildlife.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2020

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