How to Use arrear in a Sentence

arrear

noun
  • Payments are issued one month in arrears, and no benefit is paid for the month of death.
    — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Connie Jones was in arrears for tens of thousands of dollars.
    — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 4 June 2018
  • Many who are in arrears are businesses that have closed, although that doesn’t relieve them of their tax bill.
    — Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2017
  • The pier lease was in arrears, and the parties involved couldn’t come to an agreement to resolve the matter.
    — Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Currently, the service department and some part-timers are paid two weeks in arrears.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2020
  • And if a borrower is in arrears, lenders must make a good-faith effort to collect, even to the point of going to court.
    — Jo Becker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • This month some farmers in Uttar Pradesh are burning their crops in protest at the mills’ arrears.
    — The Economist, 28 Sep. 2019
  • That year, the kibbutzim signed an agreement to restructure their arrears.
    — Rory Jones, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Hyde on Wednesday tweeted a picture that appeared to be a notice from the state that he's since paid all of his arrears.
    — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • There’s help for senior citizens who need it, but only if their account is in arrears, Cornett learned.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Many Americans remain one shock away from going into arrears.
    — Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • What recourse does the building have if any of the owners refuse to pay and additionally are in arrears on their common charges?
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The home side reduced the arrears through David Brown, before Vialli's side took charge after the break.
    — SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Several months in arrears, Leslie and Adam had a confrontation in the lobby of the music shop.
    — Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Riyadh and Doha settled Syria’s World Bank arrears this year.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The city knew the No Name was in arrears, but somehow the beloved institution was allowed to become a beloved tax scofflaw.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The moderators — most of whom work for a $7,000 a year stipend — also complained that their pay was months in arrears.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Today, thanks to Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is in economic arrears.
    — Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
  • China appears to be up to date in its payments; there are no amounts in arrears from prior years on WHO's report.
    — Fox News, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The agency is also signing agreements with city halls across the region to manage tasks such as the recovery of tax arrears, the document said.
    — Esteban Duarte, Bloomberg.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • All that has contributed to more than 4 million customers across the Golden State with accounts in arrears.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • In a separate case, now settled, even a CRST trainee who said she was raped got a bill for tuition arrears.
    — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • But the lease is expired, the entity is in arrears and it has been cited by state investigators, Newsom said.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • One of the complaints aired in the open letter is that payments to the moderators, who receive a small stipend, are already in arrears and will be delayed for two more months.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2023
  • One of the complaints aired in the open letter is that payments to the moderators, who receive a small stipend, are already in arrears and will be delayed for two more months.
    — WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Fully ten months after the relief was allocated, less than a quarter of ERA funds had found their way to renters in arrears.
    — Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Reddick is 11th in the standings, 23 points in arrears, after running 21st at Loudon.
    — Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If mini-BOTs’ sole purpose were to pay off arrears, investors would worry that the true intention was to leave the euro overnight.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • Those people who may struggle with the larger than usual fee can enroll in the city’s payment plan programs, which offer the option to pay off their arrears over six or 12 months.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2019
  • The local currency lost more than half its value to the US dollar in June, and the country owes billions of dollars in debt arrears.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023

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