How to Use lawyer in a Sentence

lawyer

noun

• But the thing that had happened with the lawyer wasn’t like that.
  — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• The search lasted from 8:30 a.m. to noon, said the lawyer, Bob Bauer.
  — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023
• Of course, the lawyer wasn’t the only one who made a statement.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
• The veteran lawyer didn’t know what to make of Dirschel.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• The father sent the video to the lawyer, according to the report.
  — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• The New York team that’s on the case is a very knowledgeable group of lawyers.
  — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2023
• Next, the long-term contract will be handled by the lawyers.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• The court documents did not provide the name of a lawyer for him.
  — Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
• Trump’s lawyers could try to get the case moved to federal court.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
• On Thursday, a lawyer for one of the men announced the dismissal of all charges against them.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023
• His lawyers have also sounded the alarm over his health.
  — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Black did not have a lawyer listed publicly as of Sept. 8.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022
• The couple has two sons: Matthew, a lawyer, and John, an actor and writer.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 18 Apr. 2023
• There was a spate of fire-breathing letters from her lawyers.
  — Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
• None of the teens have had any prior contact with the juvenile court, the lawyer said.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
• His lawyer, along with the United States Attorney, were the ones who discussed the terms.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• Charged with retail fraud, the NYT report states that Williams had to hire a lawyer to defend him.
  — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
• That’s what truly irked the African staff, according to a lawyer now involved in the case.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2022
• But a prominent church lawyer told the bishop to keep the abuse secret.
  — Michael Rezendes & Helen Wieffering, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2022
• The lawyer, Joseph D. McBride, did not respond to requests for comment.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• Chaney and his lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
  — Emma Brown and Jon Swaine, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
• Ben Crump, a lawyer for the Nichols family, also spoke.
  — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2023
• The lawsuit says her lawyer's filed a FOIA request to obtain the agent's name but was denied.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The lawyer popped the question while the two were enjoying sunset at a beach in Aruba.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Then, the lawyer willingly agreed to let Katzenberg pick up the dinner check.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2022
• After hiring a lawyer, the task of finding a birth mom fell on their shoulders.
  — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
• The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a lawyer for Spears for comment.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2022
• The former Trump lawyer was the go-between, passing the payments to Daniels on his then boss' behalf.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
• The lawyer called Jackson’s murder a tragic ending for a young man and promising artist.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
• Details about that meeting have never been made public, and the lawyer for Greenberg's parents said no record of who took part from the police department or what was discussed inside exists.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025