abatement

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“The Division hopes to work with the Sheriff’s Department on abatement and help keep all remaining Arson and Explosives employees safe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

City officials even offered the warehouse owner, Dalfen Industrial, 10 years’ worth of tax abatement, totaling about $20 million, if they agreed not to sell their warehouse to DHS.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

“Once you have a carbon price into the mid-teens, and certainly into the twenties, that’s a very healthy level. You can drive a lot of abatement with a carbon price at those levels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

If the council agrees the lights amount to a statutory nuisance, it can issue an abatement notice which if ignored could result in a fine.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet’s ill-humour or ill health.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen