How to Use out-of-court settlement in a Sentence

out-of-court settlement

noun
  • The parties reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The matter was resolved through an out-of-court settlement.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The suit was dismissed this year following an out-of-court settlement.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Lawyers tried repeatedly to reach an out-of-court settlement but hit a stalemate.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum was reached that February.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The ruling paves the way for an out-of-court settlement or a trial, although no trial date has yet been scheduled.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • A couple of weeks ago Watson reached an out-of-court settlement with the accuser.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2024
  • About a month later, Andrew and Giuffree reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The former prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The former prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • However, defamation cases like these are often resolved, even at the last minute, with an out-of-court settlement.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In 2019, Retton reached an out-of-court settlement with Biomet.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Last week, the Wilkinsburg board approved an out-of-court settlement with that employee for an undisclosed amount.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Last week, the Wilkinsburg board approved an out-of-court settlement with that employee for an undisclosed amount.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The film overcame an injunction with an out-of-court settlement and released on schedule on Wednesday.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Terms of the out-of-court settlement, which was made public in a court filing, weren’t immediately available.
    — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The two reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 of an undisclosed amount.
    — Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The parties litigated for nearly two years before reaching an out-of-court settlement.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 July 2024
  • After suing Estée Lauder for their firings, the artists reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • Everton reached an out-of-court settlement with Leeds over the matter in September.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • His mother later received an out-of-court settlement from the production company.
    — Vulture, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement with Andrew, who denied her allegations.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The 19-year NBA vet was held in contempt of court and agreed to another out-of-court settlement.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But if there were to be an out-of-court settlement, the deal would need to include the retraction plus a payout larger than the massive sum that Dominion got.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023

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