How to Use the conditional in a Sentence

the conditional

noun
  • This is the conditional future loss.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • That may still be the case, but the conditional in this sentence is the spot through which Putin last night flew more than a dozen drones.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For Isserlis, the conditional nature of the arrangement is painful in and of itself.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Monday, councilmembers voted to uphold the conditional use for a car wash at the site, but then voted to deny the project's site plan.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The person spoke on the conditional of anonymity because the information was not cleared for public release.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • The person spoke on the conditional of anonymity because the information was not cleared for public release.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • An appeal of the conditional use permit costs $1,000, which is waived if appealed by a council member.
    — Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • While Tuesday’s public hearing was covering the conditional land use permit to build the hub, the big question is about the drones, themselves.
    — Noah Daly updated May 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
  • Gower said the approval of the conditional use permit would help ensure the complex can reopen in the future, but did not provide a timeline for the reopening.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
  • When asked about the conditional use permit, Grisham said that was something the property owner, Hall, is handling.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Based on the site plan included with the conditional use permit application, the rock crushing operation will move farther east over time.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
  • City staff are recommending approval of the conditional use permit and site review for the new restaurant, but subject to several conditions.
    — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The details of the conditional settlement were not immediately clear.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If the conditional-use permit is approved by the council, the next steps will be for the developers to submit grading, building and off-site improvement plans to the city for further review.
    — Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Iran has not said anything about such a joint effort or committed publicly to abandoning uranium enrichment under the conditional ceasefire agreement.
    — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The vote to grant the conditional approval was 4-1, with Commissioner Dave Eagle opposed.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The filing came from 35 former federal judges who argued the original case violated the conditional requirement for parties to be truly adverse in court suits.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 29 May 2026
  • But under current law, a change of owner or operator of a property where chain stores are permitted triggers the conditional use process if such an authorization was not previously granted.
    — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The status of the pick will only sort of begin to crystallize in the weeks ahead, thanks to the conditional 2026 first-round pick that went to Boston in the Brandon Carlo trade.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Boise’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved the conditional use permit 4-3.
    — Katherine Jones, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Schulte said the conditional use standard is more difficult to deny when planning staff recommends approval, but the site plan involves more subjective factors, like potential effects on neighboring properties.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Her 18-year prison sentence was suspended, but her foundation says the conditional release is insufficient and demands her complete and unconditional freedom.
    — Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Approval by the Planning Commission included 156 conditions to the tentative tract map and four conditions each to the design review and the conditional use permit.
    — Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Dan Sumner, Westinghouse CEO, issued a statement in reaction to the conditional loan announcement.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • After completing the conditional voter registration form, the Orange County resident will be issued a provisional ballot.
    — Dorothy Elder, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • With the deal, the conditional first-round selection the Sharks received from the Oilers last March, as part of a trade that sent defenseman Jake Walman to Edmonton, now becomes an unprotected pick.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Because Escapology would welcome customers by appointment only and has franchise data supporting its low demand for parking, city staff supports both the conditional use and parking variance, said Therese Egner, with the planning services team.
    — Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Last week, Bloomberg reported that the Pentagon may ultimately not lend to ReElement because of concerns over the company’s revenue projections and ability to scale up its technology that were discovered after the conditional loan was announced.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 28 May 2026
  • Fischer said Western Hospitality Partners formally filed their application for the conditional use permit, along with a height variance request to allow for the 75-foot-tall structures, on April 11.
    — Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The city is arguing that those two dozen or so times, spanning from October 2024 to July 2025, constitute violations of the conditional 2011 arrangement.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026

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