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Example sentences for: petition

How can you use “petition” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Well, the time allotted by the state for gathering petition signatures runs between Nov. 30 and Jan.
The Times petition is signed by many important people at the paper, including city editor Bill Boyarsky, Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus, and such prominent L.A.
(This novel arrangement was made known a couple of weeks ago by New Times L.A. ) An earlier staff petition protested the arrangement as a violation of journalistic ethics, and last week prompted from Downing 1) a bizarre apology in which she admitted she didn't know much about how newspapers work; and 2) a refusal to resign.
(The only circumstance in which he would need to seek the consent of other landowners in the development would be if he wanted to petition to change the restrictions or permit an exception to them.)
The site links to his speeches and the petition that helped set him free, as well as to his June 4 statement on the ninth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.