lay claim to in a sentence

Examples

1. And he could lay claim to some significant civic and creative achievements.
2. Antwerp lays claim to being a major player in the diamond trade.
3. Hope is not the only man to lay claim to the moon.
4. Each occupant would lay claim to the highest possible profile in the project.
5. The Rockets can now lay claim to the greatest postseason ever.
6. Appropriately, Detroit lays claim to one of the country's best collections.
7. Shareholders could lay claim to only the remaining tenth of its enterprise value.
8. And you thought some liberal would lay claim to that honor.
9. Mossburn lays claim to being the Deer Capital of New Zealand.
10. Kansas and Pennsylvania also lay claim to the first interstate project.