How to Use garnishment in a Sentence

garnishment

noun
  • Who at my job will know about the garnishment?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Take steps to get rid of your debt and avoid garnishment now.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • How does the wage garnishment process work?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • How does the wage garnishment process work?
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The good news is that wage garnishment is not a life sentence.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • What kinds of debts can lead to wage garnishment in Texas?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What are the best ways to stop a wage garnishment this March?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But a judgment could mean a wage garnishment still lies ahead.
    — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 20 May 2018
  • Take steps to deal with your debt and avoid wage garnishment today.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Learn how to get rid of your high-rate debt before a garnishment starts.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Learn how debt relief could stop the garnishment process now.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Not all garnishments follow the same caps.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • What happens if two wage garnishments are put on your paycheck?
    — CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Learn more about the debt relief options that could stop garnishment now.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • About 40% of all cases end up with a wage garnishment, court records show.
    — Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
  • Wage garnishment doesn't just hand debt collectors a blank check, though.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Can debt relief stop wage garnishment?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Can wage garnishment increase over time?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The company sued her and won a judgment that led to the garnishment of her wages.
    — Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Are wages exempt from garnishment in Texas?
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The move comes after a years-long pause in wage garnishment due to the pandemic.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
  • State officials have even gone as far as wage garnishment, Baier said.
    — Jen Fifield, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2017
  • For most Americans, fines, wage garnishment or worse are too big a risk to take.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • What wage garnishment rules should borrowers know now?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • If a garnishment notice arrives, try not to ignore it.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Can a wage garnishment be taken from severance pay?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Those cases strain court systems and often end in wage garnishments for patients.
    — Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
  • However, not all wage garnishments follow the same rules.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Whether wage garnishment is possible at that point, though, depends on whether there is a court judgment in place.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Judges have approved the garnishment of tenants’ wages in nearly all those cases.
    — Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com, 18 Aug. 2017

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