How to Use citizenship in a Sentence

citizenship

noun
  • The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
  • She applied for Polish citizenship.
  • He was granted U.S. citizenship.
  • And the full rights of citizenship in the state should be, and are, the very same for Arabs as for Jews.
    — Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The new process could put many of them on a path for U.S. citizenship in a few years.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
  • After the fall of the USSR, the choice of my citizenship was not mine, but my parents’.
    — Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Like the green card, the new card could help holders achieve citizenship, Mr. Trump said at the time.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2025
  • The citizenship question was blocked by the Supreme Court in 2019.
    — Mike Schneider, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2022
  • That means he has been authorized to live and work in the U.S. with a path to citizenship.
    — Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The Price of a Passport What is lost when citizenship is sold.
    — Alex Clapp, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
  • First, move out of the U.S. and renounce your citizenship.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2023
  • He was expelled from the party and in 1984 was stripped of his citizenship.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
  • For voting, citizenship is a clear place to draw a bright line.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The cost of applying for U.S. citizenship is about to rise.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The Supreme Court affirmed and said that the citizenship question had to be stricken.
    — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Still, they were denied the full rights of citizenship.
    — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Economic costs and lack of citizenship led them all to let go of their dream.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
  • Notably, the gender and citizenship of the band's make-up seems exact to that of Fleetwood Mac.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Cubans may apply for a green card after one year, putting them on a path to citizenship.
    — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Baum didn’t have to give up his German citizenship, thanks to a law that passed last Thursday.
    — Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
  • Like a green card, Trump's gold card allows the holder to work and live in the U.S., and offers a route to permanent citizenship.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Many are on work visas who work high-paying jobs, pay taxes, and own homes, yet still lack a path to citizenship.
    — Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In 1938, the promulgation of racial laws in Italy stripped Jews of their citizenship.
    — Marcus M. Gilban, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Will deputies ask for your citizenship status when you get pulled over?
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Democrats, meanwhile, want to give many migrants a faster path to citizenship.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The Supreme Court issues a 5-4 ruling that blocks the citizenship question from being added to the census.
    — CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Many have lived in the shadows for decades, waiting for a pathway to citizenship that may never come.
    — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Chieng says his citizenship was part of his goal to build a standup career in America.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • While the Supreme Court ruled on whether courts can block the birthright citizenship order nationwide, the court did not make any judgment on whether the order itself is legal, and that question is still playing out in court.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Under Trump’s plan, birthright citizenship would be limited to those who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
    — Katherine Koretski, NBC news, 10 July 2025

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