How to Use statute in a Sentence

statute

noun
  • The state legislature passed the statute by an overwhelming margin.
  • Its claim was barred by statute.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not what the statutes say.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
  • These are all things that are done by statute.
    — ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • And so, this case turned on, what did the statute say?
    — CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • The statute does not define that term.
    — Jeffrey Prang, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The term is not defined in statute.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • What saved me was not a safeguard or a statute.
    — Sonja Wasden, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The city statute mirrors the state law.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The city statute mirrors the state law.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • This rate is set by statute and will be unchanged.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The statute doesn’t mention comp time.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
  • Those types of recusals are spelled out by the statute as well.
    — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Well, first, these are types of statutes that exist in state law.
    — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • But there is no timeframe listed in that statute.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Those state statutes are still in effect today.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
  • States and some tribes also have their own habeas corpus statutes.
    — Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
  • And that's what's set up in federal statutes.
    — CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • That five- year statute has expired by any measure.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • That vote then triggers a statute that makes the board's files open to the public.
    — Stephen Groves, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • That's what the federal statute says.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • No federal statute has changed.
    — Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And tariffs have been in place under those types of statutes for, for many years at this point.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • There were two specific statutes.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • So there is a specific statute that says that can't happen.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Whether that statute applies to lawyers in other agencies is not clear.
    — Alan Judd, ajc, 30 June 2022
  • And tariffs have been in place under those types of statutes for – for many years at this point.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • There would be at least two documents required by statute.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So there’s certain areas prescribed for us in our statute.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
  • That’s not even prohibited by any sort of statute.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025

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