How to Use nongovernmental in a Sentence

nongovernmental

adjective
  • Salvini’s first move was to close off ports to the slew of nongovernmental groups that sail around the Mediterranean and attempt to rescue immigrants from their flimsy boats.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The mission to find Avolese’s B-52 bomber was the first time that the defense agency had allowed a nongovernmental partner to conduct work in Vietnam.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The school, run by a nongovernmental organization, only goes to the 10th grade.
    New York Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • It was gathered over months by a team of veterans who served with Kurpasi in the Marines and a group of nongovernmental organizations that took on his case.
    Phil McCausland, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The video of the soldier leaving the house, first analyzed and shared with The Times by the nongovernmental organization Myanmar Witness, is rare evidence of troops in the act.
    Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • Then came a stroke of luck: A nongovernmental organization was giving away tickets on a special train from Odisha to Surat.
    Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • That means the volunteers, who take time off work and rely on their own money or nongovernmental funds, are a small but important addition to the overwhelmed forces.
    Alexander Ivanov and Daria Litvinova, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • None of the hundreds of nongovernmental organizations in Venezuela focus on abuse by priests.
    Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
  • Both companies rank within the top 10 nongovernmental employers in the state.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Volunteers in the area received some support from the nongovernmental agency Sinet-Spark, which provided sleeping bags, gloves and heavy equipment.
    Alexander Ivanov and Daria Litvinova, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • That's because not all counties make data available, and a nongovernmental organization cannot force them to do so.
    Peter Hepburn and Yuliya Panfil, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • But as her classmates left to work at nongovernmental organizations around the world, Kilby remained wedded to her life and career in Virginia.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Humana, headquartered in Louisville, already is one of Arizona's larger nongovernmental employers with a statewide staff of about 2,500.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Some human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations say the death toll is higher.
    CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • CerviCusco, a nongovernmental agency in Peru, sought the assistance, the health system said in a statement.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2021
  • In February, a Paris court ruled that the French government had failed to take sufficient action to fight climate change in a case brought by four nongovernmental organizations.
    Arkansas Online, 27 May 2021
  • Two years have passed since the Taliban completed their takeover of Afghanistan, but Western governments and nongovernmental organizations remain stumped about how to deal with the country.
    Roya Rahmani, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Meijer was deployed as part of the Army Reserves and later worked in Afghanistan at a nongovernmental organization providing aid.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Safely in Poland, Raji said a nongovernmental organization helped her and her friends get settled.
    NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Hundreds have died, and dozens of coronavirus cases have been reported in the camps, according to the nongovernmental organization Save the Children.
    New York Times, 28 May 2021
  • Both companies rank among the state's largest nongovernmental employers.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
  • For those who worked with nongovernmental groups or U.S. news organizations.
    USA Today, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The bill would restrict state agencies from sponsoring nongovernmental organizations and events such as Boise Pride.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Others were evacuated from Afghanistan last fall on charter flights overseen by nongovernmental groups.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The site — run mostly by Polish volunteers and nongovernmental aid groups — offers tents to spend the night and free food, diapers, medical care and other goods and services, including SIM cards for cellphones.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The Apiwtxa, along with members of regional nongovernmental organizations, had been working with the Sawawo people, first in the line of invasion, to prepare to resist the loggers.
    Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The global nongovernmental organization Mercy Corps said Tuesday that one of the largest areas of concern in Ukraine is the vulnerability of the supply chain.
    Fox News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Last summer, people staged massive protests, which ended in hundreds of arrests, according to nongovernmental groups.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, nongovernmental organizations and aid workers have been hampered in their ability to deliver services to refugees and civilians in the camps.
    Nasir Uddin, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Instead, city officials have focused efforts on connecting victims with nongovernmental organizations, in addition to clearing roads and fixing broken and exposed water mains, James said.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024

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