How to Use arbitrate in a Sentence

arbitrate

verb
  • She will arbitrate the dispute.
  • The council will arbitrate among the interest groups.
  • That suit was dismissed when the parties agreed to arbitrate the claim.
    — Paige Skinner, Time, 29 July 2019
  • It’s left to the reader, finally, to arbitrate the cost of the greater good.
    — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Shorey signed an an agreement to arbitrate any claims against Whataburger.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 31 Jan. 2020
  • We are gathered here, in the light of the sun, to arbitrate the tensions between conscience and law.
    — The Economist, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The agency in certain cases can help arbitrate the dispute over the surprise bill.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
  • This is not just some local turf war that can be arbitrated by some Pollyannaish naive do-gooders.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The ruling should not affect unions that often arbitrate disputes on behalf of groups of workers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
  • Otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of those paragraphs.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Schoenbeck noted that the divorce case was arbitrated and the parties agreed to certain things.
    — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Uber wasn’t alone in mandating their riders arbitrate any issues against the company.
    — Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 15 May 2018
  • Benchmark lawyers, who had argued for trying the case in open court, said the company was willing to arbitrate parts of its complaint.
    — Tiffany Hsu and Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • If there is no agreement, Avenatti argues, there is nothing to arbitrate.
    — Andy Court, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Who is or is not punk rock is still something Love and Corgan deny Gordon the right to arbitrate.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
  • What if a person signed a secular agreement to arbitrate under German law and now has joined a faith that prohibits that?
    — Michael J. Broyde, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
  • This is the court that, among other things, arbitrates disputes between the president and Congress.
    — Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Freed from the burden of arbitrating truth, its records and lists exhibit gratuitous order — the essence of beauty.
    — Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • O’Connor ruled that Presley never asked for any evidence of an agreement to arbitrate.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Mensah can also argue that the parties agreed to arbitrate disputes and Duke is trying to evade that by filing a complaint in court.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That means agents must arbitrate claims against a player for unpaid commissions, but could sue them in court for any other aspect of their relationship.
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • And there's code in place to effectively arbitrate any disputes or discrepancies between the game state on each machine.
    — Richard C. Moss, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2020
  • While the company made some changes, such as no longer forcing employees to arbitrate workplace claims, the bulk of those demands remain unmet.
    — Mark Bergen, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2020
  • In fact, Lyft continues to require that its riders arbitrate their issues against the company.
    — Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 15 May 2018
  • Under the terms of her employment, disputes like hers must be arbitrated privately, rather than in civil court, Hadas said.
    — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
  • By purchasing a train ticket, passengers agree to arbitrate any disputes, renouncing their right to take claims against the company to court.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Wise Auto had the initial burden of proving the employees actually had agreed to arbitrate their claims.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Two weeks after filing the lawsuit, Courtright and USC agreed to arbitrate four of his seven claims.
    — Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Both sides have now agreed to arbitrate Moody’s latest claims against Worth along with the claims from Moody’s earlier suit over Stehling’s fortune.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 7 June 2019
  • The software must learn to arbitrate between these two components and then recommend adjustments to the air speed of each plane to avoid collisions while meeting its other goals.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2020

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