How to Use lawyer in a Sentence

lawyer

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  • The veteran lawyer didn’t know what to make of Dirschel.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • His lawyers have also sounded the alarm over his health.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • His lawyer, along with the United States Attorney, were the ones who discussed the terms.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The first line of the 2014 document was also used in the trial by another of their lawyers, Craig Smith.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • But even finding lawyers to do the work is a challenge, advocates said.
    — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But the Gordon lawyers said the state constitution requires more than that.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, the council would hire a lawyer to handle those duties.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The lawyers also reiterate the supervisor’s claim that the first bruise was caused when the boy was jumping on the bed.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC news, 9 June 2023
  • On Wednesday, the teen's lawyer again argued for him to be released from detention.
    — The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The lawyers argued that no trial date be set for the time being, while the two sides work through pre-trial motions and hearings.
    — Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023
  • Stevenson was growing tired, but the lawyer insisted on taking him to one last place.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • By late March, the plaintiffs’ lawyers had launched a second offensive in Georgia.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • Franco's no-show could be because his current lawyers may not have been summoned for the meeting.
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The lawyer also said that the complaints will need to be filed in federal court, which takes time to prepare properly.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But according to Michel’s new lawyers, Kenner’s use of the program was harmful, not helpful, to his client’s case.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The tall, patrician lawyer found the doe-eyed young social worker too dazzling to resist.
    — Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • The lawyers filed a motion in February seeking to enforce those terms for children at open-air sites.
    — arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Even before taking the stand, Trump pushed at those limitations as the judge and lawyers for both sides discussed what he could be asked.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2024
  • O'Connor and her husband returned to the U.S. in 1957 and moved to the Phoenix area, where she was admitted to the bar and, with another lawyer, began a private practice.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Diddy’s lawyer denied the accusations, and the day after the lawsuit was filed, it was settled.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • His lawyers didn’t respond Tuesday to an e-mail seeking comment.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
  • Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche filed a 37-page motion filed Friday afternoon.
    — Brooke Singman, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • In the years since his trial, Wilson’s lawyers have said that Humphrey’s sister told police that Humphrey admitted to killing Pooley.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • On this, the lawyers on the commission prevailed over the more radical republicans.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • During the hearing, prosecutors and defense lawyers disagreed about the fine print.
    — Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • Now a second Giuliani lawyer, Brian Tevis, has also filed a motion to withdraw.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The filing is sealed, but Vulture has reached out to Grimes’s lawyer and representatives for both parties.
    — Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The lawyers are seeking unspecified damages to be determined in trial for the plaintiff, who is now in her 30s.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 27 July 2023
  • In statements both on social media and through his lawyer, Omar S has denied Supercoolwicked’s telling of events.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023

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