This term has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

eminent domain \ ˈɛmənənt doʊˈmeɪn \ noun

: the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made

The word eminent domain has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 3 in "A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken" by Michael Kimmelman:

Hoboken's goal is to collect and slow storm water. The city's strategy has been to rebuild its sewers, adding capacity, and also bundle invasive, time-consuming new infrastructure initiatives with benefits residents desire, like new parks and playgrounds that have cisterns and basins. Streets redesigned to minimize traffic accidents in Hoboken also collect and redirect water:The redesign was a big reason the city bounced back so swiftly that Friday in September.

... I don't mean to suggest it has all been smooth sailing in Hoboken. Ms. Zimmer faced prolonged protests from community members furious about a proposed flood wall along a residential street. She battled with the state's then-governor, Chris Christie, and also had to seize property by eminent domain. City officials ended up reconfiguring the flood walls and storm water projects to blend less obtrusively into neighborhoods. The negotiations took years.

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