How to Use pursuant to in a Sentence

pursuant to

preposition
  • Pursuant to the terms of the sale, the owner shall be solely responsible for damages.
  • As one does, pursuant to the classicism that defines the French artistic soul.
    oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Those weapons were seized from his father’s home pursuant to a July search warrant.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 July 2022
  • Failure to file a claim before the deadline may, pursuant to a future order of the Court, result in your claim being barred.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The lawsuit against the trust remains pending in state court, though Metzger soon could send that dispute to arbitration as well, pursuant to the terms of the same NDA.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Many of the trades–some of which occurred only days before the collapse–were executed pursuant to 10b5-1 plans.
    Byjohn Carney, Fortune, 20 June 2023
  • Courage’s bagels are crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside, smaller and thinner than a New York version and cooked in a wood-fire oven, pursuant to the Montreal standards.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • Vrana’s care will be administered pursuant to the program.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2022
  • All securities issued pursuant to the Second Tranche will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance.
    Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Almeida’s accounts were disabled in 2021, and his data was turned over to law enforcement pursuant to a court order, says the Meta spokesperson.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The guns were seized from the suspect pursuant to a search warrant, but authorities didn’t use the state’s red-flag law, a law-enforcement official said.
    Dan Frosch, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The Post’s Jeremy Barr reported that the network will not have to air any retractions or apologies pursuant to the settlement agreement.
    Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • As an earlier overview explained, the DOJ can use anything found pursuant to the search warrant to prove other possible crimes.
    Norman Eisen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • He is being held without bond pursuant to Aniah’s Law, which allows police for people charged with violent crimes to be held in jail ahead of trial.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2023
  • According to the unsealed complaint, the documentary footage was filmed pursuant to a contract signed in January 2023.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
  • This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to RSA § 491:7.
    Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • In July 2021, the Fifth Circuit reversed a pre-indictment motion seeking the return of documents seized by the government pursuant to a search warrant.
    The Insider, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Mendoza pleaded guilty to charges, pursuant to a cooperation agreement, the statement said.
    Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
  • The path forward for the House of Representatives is to either bring you in to immediate total compliance or remove you, pursuant to a motion to vacate the chair.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The city attorney’s office refused to release the accountant’s contract pursuant to a public records request, citing the active receivership court case.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But whether the documents at issue are presidential or personal has no bearing on whether the government can take them pursuant to a lawful search warrant, the 11th Circuit panel said in its ruling.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Even that, though, would represent just a small percentage of the commitment from Harris who, pursuant to NFL rules governing ownership bids, must be able to take a minimum 30% stake in the team as the prospective principal owner.
    Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022
  • By entering the Sweepstakes through use of a mobile phone or text message, entrants acknowledge and agree that notification of winning may result in charges pursuant to the terms of entrants’ carrier’s rate plan.
    Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2022
  • At some point, the Blazers and the Seahawks must be sold pursuant to Paul Allen’s stated wishes before his death in 2018 that his estate be liquidated with proceeds going to a variety of charitable causes.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 5 June 2023
  • Weapons include, but are not limited to, the following: firearms (pursuant to A.R.S § 4-229), explosives, stun guns, handcuffs, brass knuckles, sticks, clubs, batons, martial arts instruments, pepper spray, tear gas, knives, etc.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
  • After the New Year's Eve incident, Humphrey spent a brief period on administrative leave pursuant to the department's protocols.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The city recently provided additional application materials to the Democrat-Gazette pursuant to the open-records law.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2022
  • State officials have declined to comment on her work history but released her personnel file pursuant to a public information request.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Going forward, if an executive establishes a 10b5-1 plan, makes a trade pursuant to that plan, and makes a considerable profit or avoids a loss, that transaction will be investigated.
    Byjohn Carney, Fortune, 20 June 2023
  • The defendant is currently being detained in the Netherlands pursuant to an extradition request by US authorities.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2022

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