How to Use claimant in a Sentence

claimant

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  • They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
  • Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
  • Wisconsin claimants are not alone in facing this hurdle.
    — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The answer to that question depends on when the court determines the claimants were harmed.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2017
  • He all but disappeared from view, traveling around Libya with his retinue, an itinerant claimant to a destiny that eluded him.
    — Frederic Wehrey, The Atlantic, 1 July 2017
  • One of the claimants in the suit travelled from California, and others have been reported as coming from as far away as Japan.
    — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 30 July 2017
  • Six years before the war began, Scotland’s child queen died without an heir, leaving rival claimants to the throne embroiled in a clash for control of the kingdom.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
  • New Zealand’s system, as designed, tends to disadvantage claimants who are unemployed.
    — Vishal Khetpal, Slate Magazine, 25 July 2017
  • The Pentagon did not notify any of the island's claimants before that operation.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Simon Denyer, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2017
  • The Pentagon did not notify any of the island’s claimants before that operation.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post, 2 July 2017
  • Bush ultimately signed a law that capped damages at different amounts, depending on factors such as the numbers of claimants in lawsuits and the types of defendants.
    — Jim Saunders, miamiherald, 8 June 2017
  • But as early as the spring and early summer of 2014, claimants presented administrative law judges with records that disproved the fraud allegations.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2017
  • Will Greg end up as a claimant to the dormant throne of Italy?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The court and Equifax knew there were 147 million claimants.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • There is no action that a claimant needs to take right now.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 3 July 2021
  • The amount each claimant will receive will be based on how many file.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 16 June 2023
  • Malaysia and Brunei are the other claimants to the chain of islands and barren islets and atolls.
    — Jim Gomez, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
  • Among all claimants, the biggest group last year was Haitians (see chart).
    — The Economist, 12 May 2018
  • To be eligible for CTC, a child must live with the claimant for at least 6 months of the year.
    — Elaine Maag, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • Thousands more were signed by only a lawyer, not a claimant.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2021
  • That has strained ties with other claimant states such as Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as the U.S.
    — Andy Sharp, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • New claimants must wait at least five weeks before the first chunk of cash lands in their account.
    — The Economist, 18 Oct. 2017
  • That's an average of about $7,800 per claimant that was waived.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022
  • If the claim is not paid, the claimant is permitted to proceed with a lawsuit.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The first rule extends the amount of time a claimant can receive benefits to 26 weeks from 14 weeks.
    — Jason Schaumburg, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Some of the Southern claimants to the First Thanksgiving have tried to reclaim that founding myth for the South.
    — Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 May 2024
  • The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 July 2024
  • If an action succeeds, claimants (if they are traced) get their awards in full.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But surely this car puts all previous claimants in the shade.
    — Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2019

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