How to Use petitioner in a Sentence

petitioner

noun
  • At the time, the name of the petitioner was unknown due to the nature of the case.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022
  • The first brief from the petitioners is due to the Supreme Court by July 24.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2023
  • The judge asked if he was being held at a jail, and the petitioners said no.
    Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In it, the petitioner claimed to have had an affair with Martin over the course of seven months.
    Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022
  • The person seeking the order is known as the petitioner, and the subject of the order is known as the respondent.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But the court said petitioners could try again in the context of the general election.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • At the time, the petitioner said that Martin had denied the break-up and had been seen near their home several times.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 July 2022
  • Blado added that the petitioner does not have to provide a reason to the NLRB for doing so.
    Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Another petitioner was a man in his 50s who in the last few years has suffered two strokes and two heart attacks.
    Jon Geffen and Mark Osler, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Hugh, one of Aegon’s petitioners, is being told by his wife that food in town is getting scarce.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
  • Wallace said there was a great deal of training to become a petitioner.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2021
  • But of all the 5th Circuit petitioners, Schexnayder was the one who had somehow managed to keep his case alive.
    Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Marilyn Keller, one of the chief petitioners, cheered the ruling.
    oregonlive, 17 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, the court gave the petitioners the option of bringing the same claims during the general election.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, Martin was known to be the alleged perpetrator but the petitioner's name was not revealed.
    EW.com, 16 July 2022
  • There was a heated exchange between Stevens and the two petitioners.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2023
  • More than a dozen petitioners had challenged the law, taking their case to the Supreme Court, which heard their arguments during hearings in April and May.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The petitioners in the current case, Haaland v. Brackeen, seized on this trend.
    Kirsten Matoy Carlson, The Conversation, 15 June 2023
  • The petitioner in that case was a hedge fund manager accused of lying to clients and inflating his fees.
    Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
  • Nicole Johnson, the lead petitioner against Zombor, said the hope is to trigger recall elections this fall.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • If a petitioner in a freedom suit could demonstrate that she was descended from a free woman, she would be deemed free.
    Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Hours later, Paul D. Clement, the lawyer who had successfully argued the case on behalf of the petitioners, was driven out of his job.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • According to the statement, the city made the municipal clerk aware of the ruling and new petitions have already been sent to the petitioners.
    Jeremy Redmon, ajc, 27 July 2023
  • According to the petitioner, Martin has denied their breakup for two months now and he has been seen wandering near their home at least three times.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 July 2022
  • But on July 10, the petitioner requested a dismissal of the order, and it was granted four days later.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The justices could dismiss the lawsuit and allow Trump on the ballots (the petitioners would most likely appeal the decision).
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Last week, the petitioners filed an appeal of the ruling to allow the parents, school and church to intervene in the case and petitioned Myles to pause the proceeding pending the outcome of the appeal.
    Alta Spells, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • In this case, the cost of the recount falls on the petitioner, although if substantial mistakes or discrepancies were to be found, the costs would be reimbursed.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Editor's note: This story was corrected to give the correct name of the petitioner.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The deal is still dependent on the lawsuits’ petitioners' approval.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024

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