How to Use capitol in a Sentence

capitol

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  • And barriers have been set up around many capitol buildings.
    — NBC News, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The Trump era begins and ends with stories of capitol buildings and Confederate flags.
    — Rick Perlstein, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Kitchen claims Utah and Idaho are the only states that have no restrictions on the carrying of guns in their state capitol buildings.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Normally quiet streets around U.S. state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge.
    — oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Since last week’s violent rioting by Trump supporters, security in the capitol has been heightened.
    — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Texas, where police in riot gear guarded the Capitol on Sunday, was among the states closing their capitol grounds through the inauguration.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Two weeks later, heavily armed militia members entered the state capitol, terrifying lawmakers.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The trimaran-style ship is 418 feet long and bears the name of Maine’s capitol.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • He's shown being sworn in on the steps of the capitol building.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Wallace agreed to meet at the state capitol on the morning of April 25.
    — Patricia Sullivan, Time, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Some of the protesters outside the capitol burned the U.S. flag.
    — Barak Ravid, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • One new listing in the nation’s capitol may be for you.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The only state capitol to light up will be in Nashville, from dusk to dawn Jan. 22-24.
    — Bethany Blankley, Washington Examiner, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The 2011 maps had been drawn in secret, in a locked wing of a law firm across the street from the Wisconsin state capitol.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Willow Beach's pricey sale was soon linked to the influx of tech workers to the Texas capitol.
    — Mark Dunphy, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The capitol building isn’t far, but the way is treacherous.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The statue was brought to the state capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 May 2024
  • Katima Smith-Willis, 26, stands on the steps of the Kentucky capitol.
    — Chiara Brown, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022
  • At the announcement, in the state capitol in St. Paul, Mondale beamed with pride.
    — David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • There's a lot of bad teams at the top of this draft not in position to give away future draft capitol.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Three weeks later, the Red Raiders will take a trip to the state capitol to face off against Texas on September 25.
    — Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • The new capitol, which remains a Frankfort landmark to this day, opened in 1831.
    — Keith L. Runyon, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Has first rally with Biden in Springfield, Illinois, in front of the old state capitol.
    — CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • It’s 1901 at the Alabama capitol, one of those spring days in May when the weather can’t decide what to be.
    — al, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There is palpable excitement in the halls of the state capitol.
    — Corey Deangelis, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Auriemma is due to speak at the capitol on this issue this week.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Chernobyl is located less than 100 miles north of Kyiv, which is the capitol of Ukraine.
    — Katie Vogel, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The county is about 50 miles southwest of Charleston, the state capitol, and rests along the Virginia border.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • Yet right across the street, in the shadow of the state capitol, sit some of the state’s most disenfranchised citizens.
    — Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Earlier this month, the sound of mooing rang out in the chambers of the Louisiana capitol when the House unanimously voted in favor of a bill legalizing the sale of raw milk in the state.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024

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