alimony

Example Sentences

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She said her alimony was low enough to make her eligible for food stamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Buffett spelled it out in his 2014 letter to Berkshire shareholders with all the subtlety of a divorce lawyer explaining alimony.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

A prenup can also have rules on other issues, like how to share custody of an animal or if alimony will be expected.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

“Often alimony was awarded on the basis of that,” because typically “the economically weaker party is going to be the most harmed by divorce.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

That I should have more respect, and it was my husband’s duty to pay the bills, and if he couldn’t, I should leave and get alimony.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison