How to Use petitioner in a Sentence

petitioner

noun
  • But the petitioners say those promises are squishy.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • So far, the ruling is only binding for the five petitioner cities.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, about one-third of petitioners were successful.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The petitioners will then have a chance to respond by March 17th.
    — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Then, petitioners await the city’s decision on a public vote.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The defendant is referred to here as the petitioner.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The full scope of the petitioners’ politics is unknown).
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Per the complaint, police arrived and asked petitioners to leave, citing their lack of a permit.
    — Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The petitioner has framed the issue as one of religious liberty and freedom of speech.
    — Garrard Conley, Time, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The petitioner, Brian Tingley, stands on one side of the divide.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • At its last meeting, the board had asked for further clarification on plans for septic from the petitioner.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The council said petitioners must provide a full development plan and agree to improvements at the site.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The petitioner, who lost in the lower court, tries to convince the justices that the lower court made some sort of legal error that should be reversed.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The case status is open; a lawyer is listed for the petitioner, but not for the defendant, whose first name is listed as Josmer.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The petitioners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If the city council approves the rezoning request, the petitioners will then need to have their site plans approved before the project can proceed.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Before the deadline, petitioners and lawmakers could come up with a compromise.
    — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The petitioners must file briefs by January 26.
    — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Most oral arguments take an hour, with the time divided evenly between the petitioner and respondent.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • An effort to petition the rezoning to a public vote failed when petitioners failed to gather enough signatures.
    — Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The petitioners argued that the agency should have, at a minimum, considered adding a toll lane as well as converting an existing lane to a toll lane.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The petitioner, Kaley Chiles, is a licensed counselor.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The order says Schlitz will cancel Lyons’ appearance if the petitioner is released from custody.
    — Mike Catalini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The order says Schiltz will cancel Lyons’ appearance if the petitioner is released from custody.
    — Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Trustees had a choice to concur with staff’s recommendation to deny a special use permit or grant the petitioner’s request for approval.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The council, in granting initial approval, said petitioners must provide a full development plan and agree to improvements at the site.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Senate Bill 223 would give petitioners more time to gather fewer signatures to refer school district opt-outs to a vote.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The petitioners also question whether the policy, in its vagueness, would survive a Supreme Court challenge.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
  • In order to get the PPO, the petitioner must provide proof that the other party might physically hurt, threaten or stalk them.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The petitioners have 10 days to appeal Bellows' decision.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026

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