claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
claims
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pluralof claim.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof claim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
claimverb (used with object)to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
Example Sentences
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The leading contributor, as my colleague Queenie Wong has reported, is Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who claims to have moved out of the state, which might enable him to avoid the tax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Court cases and whistleblowers have aired claims that these companies know the dangers and are willing to overlook them as this technology lifts user engagement and their bottom line.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Other data scheduled include weekly jobless claims on Thursday and the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment indicator for October on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
And influencers’ claims that intermittent fasting is an “effortless” solution to weight loss are overhyped — most people probably would not consider 16 hours without eating to be “effortless” or easy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Maybe Momma could guess what I was struggling with, because she says, “The officer claims she feared for her life, so they’ll talk about that.”
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
