How to Use government in a Sentence

government

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  • The government has been slow to react to the crisis.
  • The country has been damaged by many years of weak government.
  • She works for the federal government.
  • He is a firm believer in democratic government.
  • We learned about different methods of government.
  • We need to improve relations with foreign governments.
  • The shuttering of the government for more than a month.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021
  • But there are folks in the government that the police can't reach.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • If no bill is passed, parts of the government would shut down.
    — Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The dogs and the fencing are funded by the government, though their upkeep is not.
    — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the government has to come up with a system quickly.
    — Luke Darby, GQ, 27 June 2018
  • The government has pressured the platforms not to do anything.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But models show why the Chinese government still wants to keep a lid on.
    — Bydennis Normile, science.org, 6 Dec. 2022
  • If no heir could be found, the property was returned to the government.
    — Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Walker had cut the checks nearly in half to pay for government services.
    — Kelsey Brugger, Scientific American, 12 July 2018
  • Rather, the outsourcing is from the government directly to all of us.
    — Rajesh D. Nayak, Slate Magazine, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Sand said the state may be required to repay the money to the federal government.
    — David Pitt, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • There were elections, a new government and a heady feeling of change.
    — Noam Cohen, Wired, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Sullivan has been a donor to Democrats for decades and has worked in state government.
    — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 20 July 2017
  • The new government won the historic support of an Arab party.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
  • The state has been little help, the federal government even less.
    — Steve Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The government hopes to put it in place around mid-January.
    — Fox News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • That raises questions about whether the new government will be able to muster enough support to make such moves.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2021
  • There are pro-Russian parties in the government and in some groups in town.
    — Maggie Rulli, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The city has a strong-mayor form of government with no city manager.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020
  • That leaves the city government, which helps with security, in the dark.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • But for the first time, the government is taking real steps in that direction.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
  • Should the government care if people want to sunbathe topless?
    — The Tylt, AL.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • George was taking copious notes, as the heads of government spoke.
    — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Dad was perceived, in many instances, as a hawk, and a mouthpiece or spokesman for the government.
    — Patrick Monahan, HWD, 21 Dec. 2017

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