How to Use constitution in a Sentence

constitution

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  • The state's constitution has strict rules about what tax money can be used for.
  • Members of the club have drafted a new constitution.
  • What is the molecular constitution of the chemical?
  • The state's original constitution is on display at the museum.
  • He has a robust constitution.
  • Only animals with strong constitutions are able to survive the island's harsh winters.
  • To thwart the constitution and the orders of the court.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The state is the first to amend its constitution to do so.
    — Allison Garfield, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2020
  • The object in question is the body of the constitution.
    — Marc Fisher, David Nakamura, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 July 2017
  • The judges have not only upheld the constitution in the past year.
    — The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • This led to a clash over how the constitution can be amended.
    — Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The plants are now due to be mothballed, but the constitution is standing in the way.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Slavery was a big part of the debate around the constitution.
    — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The other way to change the constitution is by amendment.
    — Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2018
  • That's because the constitution leaves that kind of police power in the hands of the states.
    — NBC News, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Hundreds of Tunisians marched in protest of the draft constitution in the days leading up to the vote.
    — Chao Deng, WSJ, 27 July 2022
  • Voters would have the final say on whether to change the constitution.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Mar. 2020
  • These numbers are not enough to change the constitution.
    — Juliet Rieden, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2018
  • Lawmakers were trying to match the wording in the law and the constitution.
    — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Cilek says his group believes such a change would need to be made to the state constitution.
    — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Thompson said the lack of clarity in the state's constitution was part of the problem.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
  • That rule is in the state constitution and no one in Sacramento wants to take that on.
    — Julie Cart, The Mercury News, 16 July 2019
  • That's why our founders enshrined the press and its freedoms in our constitution.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2017
  • It is now enshrined in our state constitution that there is no such thing as a private beach.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The bill would create a new section of the state constitution to provide rights for crime victims.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2018
  • That, the suit says, is a violation of the state constitution.
    — Arielle Kass, ajc, 6 June 2018
  • There is no suggestion the court will stand in the way — and a nationwide vote on the new constitution is set for next month.
    — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The bail industry is gunning to get cash bail enshrined in the state constitution.
    — Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Barrow has argued the constitution requires him to serve out a full five-year term.
    — Reuters, CNN, 4 Dec. 2021
  • There are no poll taxes anymore, no tests on the state constitution.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2020

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