How to Use federal in a Sentence

federal

adjective

• The ruling was overturned by a federal appeals court.
• We pay federal, state, and local taxes.
• The city says its rules might change if the federal rules change.
  — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
• But a federal judge said the family had a right to the video.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
• Now the 72-year-old will spend two years in federal prison and was ordered to pay it all back.
  — Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023
• Paradis has pleaded guilty to one count of bribery in the federal probe of the legal scheme.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
• At the federal level, those changes were far outweighed by the rate cut.
  — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2018
• The State Department was one of nine federal agencies to sign off on the deal.
  — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 3 Nov. 2017
• Soldiers have to have a say in state and federal elections.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 23 Aug. 2020
• The federal government could step in with its own plan if the states fail to reach an agreement.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022
• Dearie, 78, is a former chief federal judge in New York.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 16 Sep. 2022
• Costs for the project will be shared between federal, state and local funds.
  — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 8 July 2018
• The state and federal courts have yet to make final rulings in those cases.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
• Texas is the subject of a federal lawsuit as a result of buoys that were placed along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass last month.
  — Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• The two companies had once planned for a $3.8 billion merger, but a federal judge blocked the tie-up.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Local, state and federal agencies have pitched in over $4.5 million for the study.
  — Emily Hopkins, Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2018
• Huizar could face up to 30 years in federal prison if convicted on all charges.
  — CBS News, 30 July 2020
• The $1 million cash prizes are subject to state and federal income tax.
  — Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 20 May 2021
• That’s not to say that any federal charges are expected to end with hackers in prison.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
• Brittany and her colleagues met with state and federal experts about how to stop the wildfire spread of the disease.
  — Melody Warnick, Woman's Day, 2 Apr. 2019
• The hearing comes after residents filed a lawsuit and asked a federal judge to halt the sweep.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2022
• There are many things wrong with the federal government.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 13 May 2023
• Fitzpatrick was also the first to take the stand at Johnson’s federal trial last year.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 10 May 2022
• Both asked for their trials to be severed and a federal judge granted the request.
  — Heather Somerville, WSJ, 20 May 2022
• The federal government did nothing in response to this flagrant abuse of the polls.
  — Christopher Frear, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• The appeals court upheld a federal judge’s August 2022 ruling that said the same.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• The federal agents came around, asking his neighbors and co-workers about him.
  — Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 12 July 2018
• The federal government has brought complaints to light as well.
  — Elaine Murphy, Teen Vogue, 14 Jan. 2019
• Crusius has pleaded not guilty to the state capital murder charge and the federal charges.
  — Ashley Killough, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
• The funds should help fill the budget hole left by cuts made by Germany’s federal government.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024