compensatory
Example Sentences
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When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
It awarded $6 million in compensatory and punitive damages to a 20-year-old woman, known as K.G.M., who began using YouTube at age 6 and Instagram at 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
A makeweightflying to the void Supplemental asteroid Or compensatory spark Shoots across the neutral dark.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
