How to Use special interest in a Sentence

special interest

noun
  • The rest are filled by closed polls among special interest groups.
    — Time, 5 July 2019
  • What makes the place of special interest is a tiny shop just to the right of the front door.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • People have got to stand up and take on the special interests.
    — Time Staff, Time, 29 June 2019
  • And many of the costs can be traced back to labor union special interests.
    — Lylena D. Estabine, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But three have drawn a lot of contention — and big checks from special interests.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • Their donors & special interest groups are not happy with them.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • What's your area of special interest?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • What's your area of special interest?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Two of them have a special interest in something the other three do not.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • If putting people ahead of special interests is the goal, why not union money too?
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The camp is for students who have a special interest in nature.
    — Sheila Yount, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
  • Maybe a special interest group wrote these letters.
    — Jennifer Gollan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Javar took a special interest in styling in high school and knew that a creative career was his life path.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
  • But there's a huge loophole for the super-rich and special interests.
    — George Skelton, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Now, the hard work begins of both selling the bill and keeping special interests at bay.
    — Deirdre Walsh, CNN, 2 Nov. 2017
  • This race is about who will put people over politics and special interest.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • My campaign has been powered by people and not special interest groups.
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • For critics of the subsidy system, one item was of special interest.
    — New York Times, 11 Dec. 2019
  • With so much on the line, massive amounts of money from wealthy donors and special interest groups have flooded the state.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 30 Dec. 2020
  • There are spring break camps and special interest classes for youths and adults age 50 and older.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Children can use them to learn more about special interests, such as birding, Golinkoff said.
    — Anna North, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
  • It is bound to be a bruising battle against entrenched special interests.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The woman rejected from the mine tour happened to be part of a special interest group.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The rhetoric is weaponized to expand state power and advance special interests.
    — WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
  • When the rich and powerful special interests show up, politicians back down.
    — Tom Steyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Wu said to the crowd of politicos, special interest groups, and families.
    — Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
  • But the special interests and their puppet politicians are still scared of the 60%.
    — Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That is the same handle used on Reddit by someone with a special interest in face paint.
    — Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The special interests of the wealthy and well connected have raided our tax dollars.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Jeycen has a special interest in drawing and loves creating road maps and highways.
    — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

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