How to Use petition in a Sentence

petition

1 of 2 noun
  • Would you like to sign our petition?
  • We ask you to hear our petition.
  • We presented a petition to the legislature to change the law.
  • She filed a petition for divorce.
  • They collected 2,000 signatures on a petition demanding that women be allowed to join the club.
  • Quentin’s petition had won the day.
    — Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Please take down any petitions to push for my presence at the awards.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Now, there is an online petition calling for guns to be banned on sets.
    — Clifford S. Asness, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • And then right in front of him are two distinct petitions for pardons.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Brands are used to reports and likely just as numb to petitions.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • If there's no will, file a petition to the probate court to name someone.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • And one of the gentlemen just looked at the petition and wouldn't even look me in the eye.
    — March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The state would not object if Ananya filed a petition to be heard by the judge.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • So far, the court has not yet acted on the petition and has relisted it for the past four weeks.
    — Catherine Caruso, The New Republic, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The petition must be signed in person, not online.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • But petition approval is just one part of the process for receiving a green card.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The petition for winding up has been withdrawn and should never have been filed.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The bar has links to a petition against the possible change posted all around the bar.
    — Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Save the Dunes joined the BP petition.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The petition presents two pieces of new evidence.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There are other appeals and petitions as well.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • If these petitions make it to the ballot, the people will decide.
    — Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But the petition appears to have lost a bit of momentum.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In her petition to the high court, Loomer argued that the appeals court erred.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Raise your voice, march in the streets, sign petitions, make calls, and knock on doors to get your neighbors involved.
    — Elizabeth Warren, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Jones asked the Supreme Court to review the case in a petition for a filed last month.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The petition for Westman's name change was signed by their mother.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Next, more than 50% of homeowners in the area would need to sign a petition.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • If the vote is not unanimous, the petition will be dismissed.
    — Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But both petitions were approved.
    — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026

petition

2 of 2 verb
  • All people had the right to petition the king for help.
  • She petitioned to join their club.
  • The organization petitioned the government to investigate the issue.
  • Baldwin is still able to petition to have the case brought back to state court.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Marino said the owner can petition to get his guns back.
    — Rick Montanez, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Reynolds said his team will petition for Hadley to stay in jail ahead of his trial.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Charley had none of these and petitioned the court for an order to be transferred to the girls' team.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
  • If the city doesn’t do so in 20 days, the tenants can petition the court on their own.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Supreme Court does not take all the cases for which it has been petitioned.
    — Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
  • As her due date approached, the fathers-to-be petitioned for early parental rights.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • With no record, Ivenet has petitioned the court to seal his arrest from public view, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • They were married in May but did not have enough time to petition the court before his hearing.
    — Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Firearms were seized from the home, and later returned after the owner petitioned for them.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • They were released earlier this month after their lawyers petitioned the court.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
  • They were released earlier this month after their lawyers petitioned the court.
    — ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Anyone seeking its release must petition a judge.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Multiple plaintiffs are now petitioning the court to get a share of the proceeds.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
  • That led to Jaicomo petitioning the Supreme Court to hear the case.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
  • City officials petitioned to retain custody of the cats.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
  • While his ex-wife also petitioned for an order for their daughter, the court did not find any evidence to support one.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Iowa, pushed into a defensive spot, continues to petition for some role in the early process.
    — Michael Scherer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Chandee is petitioning for his release in federal court.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Even so, Ford admits he was blindsided by the noise emerging around the show, as fans petitioned channels to buy it.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • Taco Bell then petitioned to have the day moved to the first Tuesday in October.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The family is petitioning Israeli courts to get it back.
    — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe the Hornets should petition the NBA to keep pushing up their tipoff times.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Advocates for women’s sports have spent decades trying to petition legacy platforms to invest more in this space.
    — Haley Rosen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To get paid the full damages, the family will need to petition the state Legislature for a claims bill and fight to get paid.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In 2015, her husband, who by then had become a citizen, petitioned for her green card.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Its records show Adams isn't allowed to petition the board to reinstate his medical license for at least two years.
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026

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