Explore Petitioning through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Petitioning in a sentence
Related words
Petitioning meaning
present participle and gerund of petition
Using Petitioning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of petition
- In the example corpus, petitioning often appears in combinations such as: petitioning the, petitioning for, are petitioning.
Context around Petitioning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Petitioning
- In this selection, "petitioning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, farther, exploring, regular, process, prosecutors and parent stand out and add context to how "petitioning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also exploring petitioning the u and and others petitioning for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "petitioning" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with petitioning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Though it’s not clear who they’re petitioning… Rockstar? (10 words)
Next up: the regular petitioning process that will kick off on February 27. (13 words)
But as of 2022, local council officials were still petitioning the government to provide the promised funding. (17 words)
Although Florida’s primary election is not until August, and the general election won’t follow until November, the state’s election supervisors are petitioning Gov. Ron DeSantis for relief from what they fear will be a severe shortage of poll workers. (42 words)
Realising his mistake only after it was too late, Howells is still petitioning the local council that manages the rubbish dump in which the hard drive potentially ended up for permission to dig it out – to this day. (38 words)
Also, the Pennsylvania Republican Party that it is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to make sure that state officials separate late-arriving ballots and not count them before a court ruling to declare their validity. (36 words)
Though it’s not clear who they’re petitioning… Rockstar? (10 words)
Why does Maame Yaa Tiwaa think that myself and others petitioning for a probe to be instituted by Parliament and for that matter and the Police leaked tape of her name being mentioned? (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to The Sun, fans are even petitioning the Oxford English Dictionary to add the word to its next edition.
Amram Makinian, a lawyer critical of Pashinian’s government, went farther, petitioning prosecutors to bring criminal charges against Vartazarian.
But as of 2022, local council officials were still petitioning the government to provide the promised funding.
But if the noncustodial parent objects or is unavailable to consent, the petitioning parent must file a request with the courts.
Determined to honor Marley's memory, Ellie and Chloe are petitioning for the XL Bully breed to be banned.
Realising his mistake only after it was too late, Howells is still petitioning the local council that manages the rubbish dump in which the hard drive potentially ended up for permission to dig it out – to this day.
The new constitution only requires those petitioning for a new community senator to submit a writ for the Senate to hear their position.
The proposal would change the petitioning process for voter initiated constitutional amendments, and it would also change the passage requirements of future constitutional amendments.
This includes advising the Governor on the screening of applications for persons who are requesting or petitioning the Governor for commutation of sentence or pardon.
Though it’s not clear who they’re petitioning… Rockstar?
In a meeting at Calgary City Hall Friday afternoon, Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek met up with Landon Johnston, who is petitioning to remove her from office.
It wasn’t an easy choice, but he couldn’t afford to delay the opening any longer, nor the expenses associated with petitioning for a variance with no end in sight.
Local leaders are also exploring petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether the Tijuana River Valley qualifies as a superfund site.
Maine’s law requires someone to be taken into protective custody and to receive a mental health evaluation from a physician before petitioning a judge for a weapons restrictions.
Next up: the regular petitioning process that will kick off on February 27.
Oaitse Nawa of the nonprofit Elephant Protection Society is part of those petitioning the government against hunting the big game.
Villagers are petitioning to stop a drystone wall they rebuilt from being torn down and the stones given back.
Why does Maame Yaa Tiwaa think that myself and others petitioning for a probe to be instituted by Parliament and for that matter and the Police leaked tape of her name being mentioned?
Also, the Pennsylvania Republican Party that it is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to make sure that state officials separate late-arriving ballots and not count them before a court ruling to declare their validity.
Although Florida’s primary election is not until August, and the general election won’t follow until November, the state’s election supervisors are petitioning Gov. Ron DeSantis for relief from what they fear will be a severe shortage of poll workers.
Common combinations with petitioning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- petitioning the 21×
- petitioning for 12×
- are petitioning 9×
- petitioning to 8×
- is petitioning 5×
- by petitioning 5×
- petitioning process 4×
- petitioning and 3×
- of petitioning 3×
- still petitioning 2×