recompense

Example Sentences

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And without legal recompense, the only check to this power appears to be other armed men.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

Here Mr. Stoppard managed to impart a few slivers of his deep knowledge of literary history while exploring the universal theme of a love that cannot find expression or recompense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

“But the settlement in his favor,” Mr. Lincenberg added, “represents a measure of recompense for the wrongs done to him by the wrongful prosecution.”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Mr Chalk said the UK government would seek "proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayer" if the "scale of incompetence is as we might imagine".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Perhaps he sees something meaningful, how this might be a test and a recompense.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee