How to Use claimant in a Sentence

claimant

noun

• They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
• Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
• At that time, the claimant threatened to issue a demonstrably false press statement unless she was paid.
  — AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• Both white adult males and female heads of households were now recognized as eligible claimants.
  — arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
• And claimants accused of fraud will qualify for help from an advocacy program.
  — David Eggert, The Seattle Times, 23 Dec. 2017
• That has strained ties with other claimant states such as Vietnam and the Philippines, as well as the U.S.
  — Andy Sharp, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• Under state law, a claimant seeking damages against a government agency must file a claim notice at least 60 days before pursuing a lawsuit.
  — Lewis Kamb, The Seattle Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• Fraley might just as easily have died in relative obscurity, her admirers focused on another claimant to the Rosie title.
  — James J. Kimble, Time, 23 Jan. 2018
• But payments could vary widely depending on several factors, such as the extent of damage to a customer's credit, and the number of claimants is likely to grow if the deadline is extended.
  — James Rufus Koren, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Oregon law states that parents also can be held liable for up to $7,500 per claimant for any intentional or reckless act of their children that has harmed people or property.
  — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• Over the course of a two month process, our outside counsel interviewed more than two dozen people regarding the allegations, including multiple separate meetings with the claimant.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 4 Mar. 2018
• Insurers can hire mental health specialists to peer-review someone's medical documents, and that assessment can override a claimant's team of specialists.
  — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
• Will Greg end up as a claimant to the dormant throne of Italy?
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
• The court and Equifax knew there were 147 million claimants.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
• There is no action that a claimant needs to take right now.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 3 July 2021
• The amount each claimant will receive will be based on how many file.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 16 June 2023
• Malaysia and Brunei are the other claimants to the chain of islands and barren islets and atolls.
  — Jim Gomez, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
• Among all claimants, the biggest group last year was Haitians (see chart).
  — The Economist, 12 May 2018
• To be eligible for CTC, a child must live with the claimant for at least 6 months of the year.
  — Elaine Maag, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Thousands more were signed by only a lawyer, not a claimant.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2021
• That's an average of about $7,800 per claimant that was waived.
  — Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022
• If the claim is not paid, the claimant is permitted to proceed with a lawsuit.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
• The first rule extends the amount of time a claimant can receive benefits to 26 weeks from 14 weeks.
  — Jason Schaumburg, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2020
• Some of the Southern claimants to the First Thanksgiving have tried to reclaim that founding myth for the South.
  — Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
• The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 July 2024
• The plan would need to get 75% of claimants to agree to it before a bankruptcy judge can approve it.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 May 2024
• If an action succeeds, claimants (if they are traced) get their awards in full.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• But surely this car puts all previous claimants in the shade.
  — Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2019
• Though tens of thousands of claimants have brought lawsuits against Roundup around the country, none have yet been filed in Idaho, according to the company.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2024
• Walmart maintains a 10% stake in the supermarket, and continues to oversee the legal defense against the claimants.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024