Examples of claimant in a Sentence
They are claimants to the dead man's estate.
Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork.
a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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Laboratory results, imaging studies and surgical records support claimants’ cases.
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Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Florida resident Cindy Singer was among the claimants who voted for the plan and now regrets it.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
About 58,000 of the 140,000 individual claimants voted on the plan last September, nearly all in favor.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Each eligible claimant will receive a share of the settlement fund.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Florida resident Cindy Singer was among the claimants who voted for the plan and now regrets it.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
About 58,000 of the 140,000 individual claimants voted on the plan last September, nearly all in favor.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Each eligible claimant will receive a share of the settlement fund.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for claimant
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claimant. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt 
: a person who claims to have a right to something
Legal Definition
claimant
noun
claim·ant
ˈklā-mənt
: one that asserts a claim especially formally
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