Example Sentences

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Matt Fitzgerald, Santander Consumer’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, described a conversation with Dundon about “stips,” or statements stipulating the borrower’s income, address and phone number have been verified.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

The Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, contains several provisions stipulating that servicemembers are liable for illegal orders even if they were given by a superior officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The decree cited laws stipulating that a Malagasy who voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality loses their Malagasy nationality.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Don informs the executive committee that the health department has issued a letter stipulating what parents must do for their child to return to school.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

John and I came up with a contract stipulating that once the computers arrived the 35 students with the highest grade point average would win a computer when they graduated.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers