garnishment

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.

Pressley has introduced the Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act, which would “protect borrowers by ending garnishment as a tool writ large for student debt collection by the federal government, regardless of who’s in office.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Research by Anthony DeFusco at the University of Wisconsin shows that borrowers typically remain in loan garnishment for only five months.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

In addition, advocates and attorneys that work with borrowers say they have yet to see a large influx of borrowers subject to wage garnishment.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

It said wage garnishment is conducted only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Besides this there is no other garnishment or decoration to be seen about the dwelling, although Master Heinzelmann is in very comfortable circumstances.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by