How to Use alimony in a Sentence

alimony

noun
  • Others haven’t weighed in, or else have quirky rules about, say, alimony.
    — Ben Steverman, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • In some states, alimony can be much higher than child support.
    — Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • As a result, the singer had to go back on tour to make that money back and pay the alimony.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
  • If anything, there are calls to roll back alimony even further.
    — Alison Lefkovitz / Made By History, TIME, 23 July 2024
  • Those that get alimony or child support from their ex-spouse or live with their parents are the lucky ones.
    — Yoshiaki Nohara, Bloomberg.com, 24 June 2018
  • Stacey, on the other hand, is getting alimony but no child support.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The thought of paying him alimony stopped me from divorcing him.
    — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • And ex-spouses who receive alimony are no longer required to claim it as income.
    — CBS News, 17 Feb. 2020
  • The tool asks about wages and other sources of income, such as alimony and investments.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Child support can't be taxed or deducted, but alimony would count as income for me.
    — Ellie Delano, Woman's Day, 26 Jan. 2011
  • Neither party will pay alimony, and child support was set at $0.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Today, the person getting the alimony claims it as income and the payer gets to deduct it.
    — Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Child care expenses can also increase, or a spouse may have to pay alimony or child support.
    — Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Continue taking the alimony to which you are entitled, and go on with your life.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Perhaps the bitterness refers to the alimony check?
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
  • All alimony and spousal support claims are hereby forever waived by the parties.
    — Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If the women needed to change custody schedules or alimony, their former husbands would tell them to go to court.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The person paying the alimony, however, will no longer be able to deduct those payments from his or her income.
    — Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The obligation to pay alimony must not be voluntary.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Part of the divorce process was to determine whether Naly would receive a form of alimony payments.
    — Keith Uhlig, USA TODAY, 8 May 2017
  • Neither party received alimony, and child support was set at $0.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Neither party received alimony, and child support was set at $0.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That also means that the receipt of alimony is not taxable (under the same conditions).
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • John Schneider served five hours out of his three-day jail sentence for unpaid alimony on Tuesday.
    — Sasha Savitsky, Fox News, 13 June 2018
  • Across the country, courts use the three higher-cost plans to determine things like alimony, child support and foster care stipends.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The House plan would eliminate the tax deduction for alimony.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Neither party received alimony, and child support was set at $0.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But there are a lot more for bitter (at least 25), as anyone paying alimony is probably aware.
    — Kirsten Weir, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
  • Assets would be transferred back to China, to avoid alimony; custody of Max would be fought for.
    — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
  • To talk about the imbalance of women and men, like my own personal story of paying alimony.
    — Yesha Callahan, The Root, 20 Oct. 2017

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