Use the word claim in a sentence

Synonym: demand, due, interest, require, right, title. Antonym: disclaim, surrender. Similar words: proclaim, AIMS, aim for, explain, complaint, plaintiff, clay, complain about. Meaning: [kleɪm]  n. 1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property) 2. an assertion that something is true or factual 3. demand for something as rightful or due 4. an informal right to something 5. an established or recognized right 6. a demand especially in the phrase «the call of duty». v. 1. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing 2. demand as being one’s due or property; assert one’s right or title to 3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example 4. lay claim to; as of an idea 5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. 

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(1) He says his claim is not negotiable.

(2) All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them.

(3) They claim that the new drug normalizes blood pressure.

(4) Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat.

(5) Is the claim capable of proof?

(6) I refuted his claim that he was innocent.

(7) She relinquished her claim to the property.

(8) They lodged a compensation claim against the factory.

(9) My children have a prior claim on my time.

(10) I have priority over you in my claim.

(11) Existing commercial broadcasters claim the new stations are illegal.

(12) Their claim had no basis in fact .

(13) Edward renounced his claim to the French throne.

(14) She renounced her claim to the property.

(15) He renounced his claim to the property.

(16) Critics claim the trucks are unsafe.

(17) He has relinquished his claim to the throne.

(18) She lost her job and had to claim dole.

(19) They have a valid claim to compensation. Sentencedict.com

(20) Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house.

(21) If you are unemployed you can claim social security.

(22) On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus.

(23) Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.

(24) Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain.

(25) Can I claim for yesterday’s journey?

(26) This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.

(27) Andrew renounced his claim to the property.

(28) Can you claim for the loss on your insurance?

(29) I don’t claim to be an expert.

(30) We disproved her claim.

More similar words: proclaim, AIMS, aim for, explain, complaint, plaintiff, clay, complain about, class, declare, a class, classic, classify, classical, classroom, clandestine, middle-class, the working class. 

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    ,that the word derives from the French phrase design anime. English-language
  2. For this hypothesis includes several testimonies by former KGB agents, who,

    claim

    , that Viktor Cheerios gave the order to eradicate Tchaikovsky to prevent what the
  3. Other stage in the adjudicative process. Preservation Issues An appellant’s,

    claim

    ,(s) must usually be preserved at trial. This mean that the defendant had to
  4. Is not what either party, or any man devised, or expected. God alone can,

    claim

    ,it. » Historical reputation In surveys of scholars ranking Presidents, Lincoln
  5. Me an unrestricted right to act officially upon this judgment and feeling … I,

    claim

    ,not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled
  6. The difference between belief and knowledge, rather than about any specific,

    claim

    ,or belief. In the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who neither believes
  7. Killing three and injuring 30. Bobby Under used an Audi in that same year to,

    claim

    ,a new record for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb at 11:09.22. In 1987,Walter Royal
  8. Of appearing victorious. Invasion of Italy and death Attila returned in 452 to,

    claim

    ,his marriage to Honor anew, invading and ravaging Italy along the way. The
  9. Contest proceeds. » In April 1864,discussing Emancipation, Lincoln wrote,» I,

    claim

    ,not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled
  10. Algorithms, by themselves, are not usually patentable. In the United States,a,

    claim

    ,consisting solely of simple manipulations of abstract concepts, numbers,or
  11. In western Canada (after Manitoba). Despite this, relatively few Albertans,

    claim

    ,French as their mother tongue. Many of Alberta’s French-speaking residents
  12. Is a product used to enhance oral hygiene. Some manufacturers of mouthwash,

    claim

    ,that antiseptic and anti-plaque mouth rinse kill the bacterial plaque causing
  13. In the blankets she had wrapped him in, so Main refused to believe Apollo’s,

    claim

    , Zeus intervened and,

    claim

    ing to have seen the events, sided with Apollo.
  14. 1774 and 1800 Spain sent several expeditions to Alaska in order to assert its,

    claim

    ,over the Pacific Northwest. In 1789 a Spanish settlement and fort were built in
  15. Proposed as a form of organization in place of the state. Egoist anarchists,

    claim

    ,that egoism will foster genuine and spontaneous union between individuals. »
  16. Commercial interest in mouthwashes has been intense and several newer products,

    claim

    ,effectiveness in reducing the build-up in dental plaque and the associated
  17. In the early part of the 21st century, Audi set forth on a German racetrack to,

    claim

    ,and maintain several World Records, such as Top Speed Endurance. This effort
  18. Of $50,000. The appellant is the party who, having lost part or all their,

    claim

    ,in a lower court decision, is appealing to a higher court to have their case
  19. Order to establish a common ground for the understanding of the name for God,a,

    claim

    ,Gerhard Lowering says is doubtful. According to Francis Edwards Peters,» The
  20. Morocco, its western neighbor. Reasons for this include Morocco’s disputed,

    claim

    ,to portions of western Algeria (which led to the Sand War in 1963),Algeria
  21. Are of great magnitude, appellate courts might be more lenient to review the,

    claim

    ,even if it was not preserved. For example Connecticut applies the following
  22. Themselves, to help their employers make adjustments, or in some locations to,

    claim

    ,disability living allowances or other benefits. Under diagnosis and
  23. Examiner before he approved Bell’s patent application. He told Bell that his,

    claim

    ,for the variable resistance feature was also described in Gray’s caveat. Bell
  24. By the original text. Some Muslims present a monogenesis of languages and,

    claim

    ,that the Arabic language was the language revealed by God for the benefit of
  25. Lighter object is incorrect. On the other hand, Aristotle refuted Democritus’s,

    claim

    ,that the Milky Way was made up of» those stars which are shaded by the earth
  26. Criticisms of anarchism include moral criticisms, practical criticisms which,

    claim

    ,that anarchism is unworkable in practice, and the criticism that anarchism
  27. To review unreserved

    claim

    s: 1. The record is adequate to review the alleged,

    claim

    ,of error; 2. The

    claim

    is of constitutional magnitude alleging the violation of
  28. Imagined. The female pharaoh Hatshepsut used such propaganda to legitimize her,

    claim

    ,to the throne. Her successful reign was marked by trading expeditions to Punt
  29. And tragic scenes of the Trojan war. Other stories Some post-Homeric sources,

    claim

    ,that in order to keep Achilles safe from the war, Thetis (or, in some versions
  30. Come as workforce for large (construction or other) enterprises. Observers,

    claim

    ,that the Chinese community in Angola might include as many as 300,000 persons
  31. Over the region, effectively ending Spanish governance (though not its,

    claim

    ,), while gaining an unencumbered passage to the gulf. The area making up today
  32. Almost always numbered as mandated by law, each one making a separate,

    claim

    ,; * a statement of truth generally stating that everything is true, under
  33. Themselves from Judeo-Christian fetters «. In contradistinction to Godwin’s,

    claim

    ,that Buddhism inspired Schopenhauer, the philosopher himself made the following
  34. In my eyes the greatest privilege which this still young century (1818) may,

    claim

    ,before all previous centuries, if then the reader, I say, has received his
  35. Of hand to» demonstrate» the transmutation of common metals into gold, or,

    claim

    , to possess secret knowledge that—with a» small» initial investment—would
  36. Was innocent, that the proposal had been legitimate, and that he would come to,

    claim

    ,what was rightfully his. Attila interfered in a succession struggle after the
  37. The axiom of choice in that particular model. The restriction to ZF renders any,

    claim

    ,that relies on either the axiom of choice or its negation unprovable. For
  38. Characterized his status as:» I am not one of those hyphenated Americans who,

    claim

    ,allegiance to two countries. » Despite this declaration, Bell has been proudly
  39. Alexander the Great, son of the Epidote princess Olympias, could therefore also,

    claim

    ,this descent, and in many ways strove to be like his great ancestor. He is said
  40. Family. Some scholars believe that Albanian derives from Syrian while others,

    claim

    ,that it derives from Daco-Thracian. (Syrian and Daco-Thracian, however
  41. Claims: 1. The record is adequate to review the alleged

    claim

    of error; 2. The,

    claim

    ,is of constitutional magnitude alleging the violation of a fundamental right;
  42. Triangles have three corners» ). All rational statements that assert a factual,

    claim

    ,about the universe that begin» I believe that ….» are simply shorthand for
  43. To quell ideological fears of the Soviet Union, which included directions to,

    claim

    ,that the Red Terror was a figment of Nazi imagination, and Orwell had quit the
  44. Was the domain of the priestly class; there is little or no evidence for such a,

    claim

    ,though. Alchemical writers used Classical figures from Greek, Roman,and
  45. Other evidence includes several memos that surfaced after the 1991 coup and the,

    claim

    ,by one of Tarkovsky’s doctors that his cancer could not have developed from a
  46. 1855) attempted to make a case for his spiritual interpretation with his,

    claim

    ,that the alchemists wrote about a spiritual discipline under a materialistic
  47. By the hand and blade of his wife. » The Volga saga and the Poetic Edda also,

    claim

    ,that King Ali (Attila) died at the hands of his wife, Gudrun. Most scholars
  48. That these particularities constitute a configuration that justifies the,

    claim

    ,to be a new language variant. Religion There are about 1000 mostly Christian
  49. Stronger forms of the negation of AC. For example, if we abbreviate by BP the,

    claim

    ,that every set of real numbers has the property of Bear, then BP is stronger
  50. Of ZFC. However, ZF plus GCH implies AC, making GCH a strictly stronger,

    claim

    ,than AC, even though they are both independent of ZF. Stronger axioms The axiom

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Used with adjectives:

«I didn’t believe his false claim.«
(false, unfounded, unsubstantiated, conflicting, bogus)

«That’s an absurd claim!«
(absurd, astonishing, bold, exaggerated, extraordinary, outrageous, ridiculous)

«The insurance company will investigate the large claim.«
(large, small, excessive, fraudulent)

«She received a lot of money for her accident claim.«
(accident, damage, insurance, medical, discrimination, harassment, malpractice, civil)

«He has a strong claim in this property.«
(strong, good, prior, legal)

Used with verbs:

«The company made bogus claims that their products were safe.«
(made, offered)

«She has challenged my claim.«
(challenged, denied, dismissed, disputed, refuted, rejected, disproved)

«You better prove your claim with facts.«
(prove, back up, substantiate, support, validate, verify)

«The insurance company will evaluate the claim.«
(evaluate, investigate, review, assess)

«The claim was allowed in court.«
(be + allowed, be + upheld)

«Did you file a claim for damages?«
(file, submit, bring, make)

«He decided to drop the claim.«
(drop, withdraw, dismiss)

«We won our claim.«
(won, lost, settled)

«I am staking my claim to this property.«
(be + staking, be + laying, be + asserting)

«You’ll need to establish your claim.«
(establish, prove, forfeit, relinquish, withdraw)

Used with prepositions:

«The human resources department is investigating claims about sexual harassment in the office.«
(about, of)

«She filed a claim against her former employer.«
(against)

«He filed a claim for damages to his car.«
(for)

«We have a claim on our grandfather’s land.«
(on)

«She lost the claim to the property.«
(to)

You might have heard the word claim in idioms like “stake a claim” or “lay claim,” but what does the word claim mean? This article will cover the definition of our word of the day: claim. 

We will provide a few example sentences that contain the word claim, followed by translations of claim, synonyms of claim, and antonyms of claim. People might claim to know what the word claim means, but by the end of this article, you really will be an expert!

What Does Claim Mean?

According to Dictionary, the word claim can be a noun or a verb. The definition of claim as a noun is a demand or assertion. As a verb, claim can be intransitive or transitive, meaning to demand or assert a right to. The pronunciation of claim is kleɪm. A person who claims is known as a claimant or claimer.

How Can We Use Claim in a Sentence?

In daily life, you can use the word claim as a noun or a verb. Read through the example sentences below, which contain the word claim. See if you can determine if each sentence uses the word claim as a noun or a verb. 

Here’s a hint: If the word claim is a noun, it will probably have an article before it. On the other hand, if the word claim is a verb, it will be an action.

Example #1

He filed a claim with his insurance company to ensure he received the proper sum of money to repair his car after the accident.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a noun.

Example #2

His insurance claim was denied because he had a low-grade insurance policy that did not cover anything. He decided to upgrade his policy for the future.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a noun.

Example #3

The people in the east migrated to the west to claim a piece of land before anyone else.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a verb.

Example #4

The public did not believe the government’s claims that they were doing anything to make a difference with the problems in the country.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a noun.

Example #5

After she got injured on the job, the woman claimed unemployment benefits and explored the workers’ compensation law.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a verb.

Example #6

After he claimed that the man hit his car, he was hit with a counterclaim of defamation, which was the other person’s legal right.

Question: Is the word claim a noun or a verb in the above sentence?

Answer: Claim is a verb.

What Is the Etymology of Claim?

Originally in Middle English, claim was a verb. This term comes from the Old French clamer and Latin clamare or claimen.

What Are Translations of Claim?

People can make claims in many different countries and languages! Nice Translator will teach you all about how to say the word claim in languages besides American English and British English. You can use this list if you plan on traveling to a different country where English is not a primary language. 

  • Bulgarian: иск
  • Romanian: Revendicare
  • German: Klage
  • Malayalam: അവകാശം
  • Finnish: vaatia
  • Arabic: مطالبة
  • Turkish: iddia
  • Telugu: దావా
  • Filipino: paghahabol
  • Latvian: apgalvojums
  • Hungarian: követelés
  • Bengali: দাবি
  • Japanese: 請求
  • Hindi: दावा
  • Marathi: हक्क
  • Kannada: ಹಕ್ಕು
  • Lithuanian: reikalavimas
  • Basque: demanda
  • Thai: เรียกร้อง
  • Vietnamese: yêu cầu
  • Greek: απαίτηση
  • Estonian: nõue
  • Spanish: reclamar
  • Korean: 주장하다
  • Polish: prawo
  • Swahili: madai
  • Welsh: proffesan
  • Russian: требовать
  • Slovak: nárok
  • Danish: påstand
  • Urdu: دعوی
  • Dutch: claim
  • Indonesian: mengeklaim
  • Hebrew: תְבִיעָה
  • Malay: tuntutan
  • Italian: reclamo
  • Portuguese (Portugal): alegar
  • Catalan: demandar
  • French: réclamer
  • Croatian: zahtjev
  • Czech: Nárok
  • Tamil: உரிமைகோரல்
  • Gujarati: દાવા
  • Norwegian: krav
  • Icelandic: krafa
  • Chinese (PRC): 宣称
  • Chinese (Taiwan): 宣稱
  • Slovenian: zahtevek
  • Ukrainian: претензія
  • Portuguese (Brazil): alegar
  • Swedish: krav
  • Amharic: የይገባኛል ጥያቄ
  • Serbian: потраживање

What Are Synonyms of Claim?

Sometimes, the word claim might have a legal or more serious connotation. Sometimes, you might want to use the word claim, but it might not have the right connotation for your circumstances. 

To find alternate words for claim, you can read through this word list from Power Thesaurus:

  • affirm
  • affirmation
  • allegation
  • allege
  • appeal
  • application
  • argue
  • arrogate
  • ask
  • ask for
  • assert
  • assertion
  • aver
  • avow
  • call
  • call for
  • case
  • charge
  • claims
  • complaint
  • contend
  • contention
  • declaration
  • declare
  • demand
  • entitlement
  • exact
  • hold
  • insist
  • interest
  • maintain
  • petition
  • plea
  • plead
  • prerogative
  • pretend
  • pretension
  • profess
  • profession
  • request
  • require
  • requisition
  • right
  • say
  • seek
  • state
  • statement
  • submit
  • swear
  • take
  • title

What Are Antonyms of Claim?

Power Thesaurus also provides numerous words that have the opposite meaning of claim. The opposite of a word is known as its antonym.

  • abandon
  • abdicate
  • abdicate from
  • accusation
  • ackers
  • answer
  • applause mail
  • arrears
  • ask
  • ask a question
  • attack
  • badness
  • beg
  • beg for
  • bereave
  • bias
  • blame
  • booby prize
  • burden
  • challenge
  • charge
  • complaint
  • contest
  • contradict
  • controvert
  • corruption
  • crime
  • debt
  • denial
  • deny
  • desert
  • disadvantage
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disfavor
  • disown
  • dispute
  • forfeit
  • forgo
  • loss
  • question
  • quit
  • reject
  • rejection
  • relinquish
  • waive
  • waiver
  • withdraw

Conclusion

The word claim (klām) can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, a claim is some assertion or demand. As a verb, to claim means to demand or assert a right to. Try using the word claim in a sentence today!

Sources:

Claim synonyms – 2 394 Words and Phrases for Claim | Power Thesaurus 

Claim antonyms – 396 Opposites of Claim | Power Thesaurus 

Claim Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com 

Claim | Nice Translator 

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claim (v, n): to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it; a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it

Use “claim” in a sentence

Does anyone claim this umbrella?
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
Have you claimed the insurance yet?
He claimed to be the best fooball-player in the school.
Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.
He claimed to be the owner of the land.
She claimed to be the owner of the land.

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