How to Use township in a Sentence

township

noun
  • The township bills it as Ohio’s largest free splash park.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Silich’s equipment and was paid from the township for that time.
    — Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • This is not a township problem.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Presque Isle is the name of both the township and its county.
    — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022
  • He was born in green township and by the way, his birthday is today.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • All of the best baseball players in the township played there then.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2021
  • Many of them had grown up on different streets and parts of the township.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Updates on the project can be found on the township's website.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2021
  • They are run by the states, and, within the states, by counties and townships.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 June 2019
  • Larson didn’t blame the township, but the process concerned him.
    — Ashley Nerbovig, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The township purchased the land last year for a new police station.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Voters will also decide the fate of a township trustee who used a racial slur.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The township's flagship park is a good option to bring children of all ages.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2022
  • This is the township’s first park, which is across from Vitamix.
    — cleveland, 6 June 2022
  • The township offices are on the second floor of the building.
    — Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • This isn’t the first lawsuit Weekes-Rivera has filed against the township.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The township appealed that decision but a court date hasn’t been set.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • The township officials strung Zhou along for months, then years.
    — Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • Friends wrote to the township’s congresswoman to ask for help and dropped off soup and meals.
    — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Various township races are starting to fill up as well.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The merit and data-driven plan will help merge townships statewide.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Cordrey likes living in and working for a township.
    — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The justice of the peace was very similar to a county judge in their township.
    — William Sanders, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2021
  • Like the village, much of the township is in the national park and is tax exempt.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Foster and his family have spent a lot of time at the township building.
    — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Specifically, the township is a small fraction of the tax base for the area.
    — James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Today, the town remains a frontline of the fight for control over the township.
    — Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • His township assessor job was a pay cut compared with his county salary.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • There are no state mandates requiring cities, counties or townships to fly the new flag.
    — Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There are no state mandates requiring cities, counties or townships to fly the new flag.
    — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026

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