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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Young AI founders have embraced the so-called 9-9-6, claiming to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
If your husband is the higher-earning spouse, he may wish to wait before claiming to maximize survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Two restaurants display signs claiming to have served Robert Francis Prevost.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Jefferson then apologized in return, claiming that he received over twelve hundred letters a year, all of which required responses, so it was difficult for him to match the Adams pace.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
