claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
claiming
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present participleof claim.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Using these tools, hackers are already claiming to have discovered ways of exploiting the PHP bugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
There are plenty of calculators available for figuring out your optimal claiming strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Our reporter contacted Alias on the phone, claiming to be a business owner who faced a fine after immigration officers had found somebody working at his mini-mart illegally.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
On returning home he ate pizza and played video games, claiming he "had to disconnect".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
From what she’d seen on television, guilty people usually started off claiming to be innocent.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
