How to Use compensation in a Sentence

compensation

noun
  • The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.
  • Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations.
  • She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.
  • The compensation then was a third- and a fourth-round pick.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At stake there is more than compensation.
    — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There's a lot of back and forth and taking on compensation.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The draft compensation has yet to be revealed for the trade.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Any team that were to sign him would then need to give the Mets draft pick compensation.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But the news of compensation might just put the mind of some sunseekers at ease.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • The draft pick compensation will be directly tied to the amount of the salary picked up.
    — cleveland, 29 May 2022
  • And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.
    — David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Rams wanted to pull this off just with draft compensation at first.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • In many ways, food is an ideal product for this compensation.
    — Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In many ways, food is an ideal product for this compensation.
    — Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • If the union were to decline, the draft-pick compensation would remain.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • And of course there’s a big strike right now, and these issues of streaming and compensation are very much at play.
    — Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Some people view asking for more compensation as less risky than switching to a new job.
    — Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Say bye to cash flight delay compensation.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That's how payment and compensation is based.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Brooks did not respond to a request for comment, and his compensation could not be learned.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • When spreads tighten, investors get less compensation for that risk.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Washington gave up very little for him and didn’t give up any draft compensation.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • First of all, the draft-pick compensation is already something of a thorny issue.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • Musk’s compensation under the plan would come in the form of Tesla shares.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • My guess is Brown will seek a trade, and the Eagles will find strong compensation.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • With lowest tender amount, the new team would not owe the Browns draft pick compensation.
    — cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Iran wants compensation for the war and sanctions lifted.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The fast-food restaurant this year got high marks for compensation and benefits.
    — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In Texas, compensation for power that consumers send to the grid varies.
    — Ivan Penn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • Any draft compensation at this point will be for the team to build around either Gabriel or Sanders.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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