Example Sentences

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Department of Justice, which announced last month that it had “reason to believe” the county was subjecting permit applicants to unconstitutionally long wait times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Campaigners say evidence suggests these illnesses were caused by exposure to radiation during tests - and that the UK military knew at the time the risk it was subjecting people to.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

He said prosecutors were declining less serious cases for myriad reasons, including that the city’s crime lab remained unaccredited and police body-camera footage was subjecting arrests to more scrutiny.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

On Monday, Gottwald’s lawyer claimed in a statement that Kesha was subjecting Gottwald “to trial by Twitter, using a vicious smear campaign to ruin his reputation for financial gain while failing to support their claims.”

From Time • Feb. 24, 2016

If so, he must have realized to what straits he was subjecting them.

From Story of Waitstill Baxter by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith