Example Sentences

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It is not the first time the UK's ad regulator has clamped down on crypto adverts.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Participation in such groups, often known as “house churches,” has become far more dangerous in recent years as the government has clamped down on civil society writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

As the federal government has clamped down on student visitors, industry groups have warned of international enrollment declines that threaten school budgets and American colleges’ standing in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Opponents have a 40 percent conversion rate this season against the Huskies on fourth down, though the team has clamped down hard in the past few weeks.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Frightful has clamped her feathers to her body to say that whoever it is is not a friend.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George