How to Use security clearance in a Sentence

security clearance

noun
  • She was stripped of her security clearance and forced to clean the men’s latrines.
    — Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • As part of that role, Irizarry has a top-secret security clearance.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • So how did the 21-year-old get top secret security clearance?
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Most of which require a secret or top-secret security clearance.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • He was placed on leave in March, his security clearance at risk of revocation.
    — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2026
  • All members must have security clearance and no felony convictions.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • His military security clearance is revoked, and his name is tarnished.
    — USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • The indictment also points out that neither the aides nor the writer or publisher had a security clearance.
    — Robert Legare, Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 July 2023
  • As the film opens, George is given a list of five key suspects all with similar security clearance who might be acting as a double agent.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Bishop, 60 at the time of his sentencing, had top-secret security clearance.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • What happened to Robert Oppenheimer after he was stripped of his security clearance?
    — Christopher Nolan, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • With his relatively low rank, as well as a low-level security clearance, Zhao may have seemed like an unlikely target.
    — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • At the time, Wei was a petty officer who held a security clearance and worked as a machinist’s mate aboard the Essex.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, Wei was a petty officer who held a security clearance and worked as a machinist’s mate aboard the Essex.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, Wei was a petty officer who held a security clearance and worked as a machinist’s mate aboard the Essex.
    — Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Campbell's legal troubles could hamper his ability to get a security clearance in the future, his father said.
    — Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Trump upon taking office for a second time revoked Bolton’s security clearance.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Americans should have the utmost confidence in the integrity of the security clearance process.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Sharing classified information with someone who doesn't have a security clearance is a felony.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • Trump previously stripped her of her security clearance, along with numerous others.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Just imagine Amanda’s job required a security clearance.
    — Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Even Bove saying that Adams is being hampered because his security clearance was removed is hollow.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Oppenheimer became such an ardent advocate of radical measures to control the bomb that he was stripped of his security clearance.
    — Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But Teixeira already had an offline record that arguably should have raised concerns for the officials who approved his security clearance.
    — Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
  • Strauss’ anger over slights, real and imagined, sets in motion a plot to discredit Oppenheimer and deny him his security clearance.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • His security clearance has also been suspended.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The British government then revoked his security clearance and banned him from working in intelligence.
    — Courtney Cole, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Everyone on the team of about 40 people assigned to the office must have a top-secret security clearance, The Post said.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Perez-Lugones, who held a top secret security clearance, is accused of printing classified and sensitive reports at work.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • As of February, Teixeira was in a position that required top-secret security clearance.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023

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