How to Use reparation in a Sentence

reparation

noun
  • She says she's sorry and wants to make reparations.
  • They've offered no apologies and seem to have no thoughts of reparation.
  • The country paid millions in reparations.
  • Oh, right -- ripping off the white man is reparations, not theft.
    — Ross Scarano, Billboard, 6 May 2019
  • They should be allowed to claim reparations.
    — Peter Pomerantsev, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
  • For the first time, the world has a system in place for climate reparations.
    — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Germany was saddled with a stiff bill for the war, forced to pay reparations.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2017
  • And there’s a question of what justice or reparations might look like.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The reparations plan has been in the works since 2020.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But there would be some reparation, some justice, by him being found guilty.
    — Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The joint statement did not mention what form reparations should take.
    — Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
  • And the issue of slavery reparations has emerged as a litmus test for the field.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 July 2019
  • This has led to the more left-wing members of the party to call for reparations to black people.
    — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
  • None of the bills address direct payments as a form of reparations.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • On the other hand, is a donation enough in terms of reparations?
    — Alexandra Olson, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Indeed, Juneteenth is as old as the call for reparations.
    — Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026
  • The payment of war damages and reparations.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The funny thing is that, in a way, Paper Boi gets his reparations.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2018
  • When the program was first imagined, cannabis advocates praised it as a kind of reparation for the war on drugs.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Democrats want to use the national credit card for health care, student debt and reparations.
    — al.com, 9 July 2019
  • At the same time, questions swirl over what the resolution means and what reparations could look like.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • These new laws are, in effect, reparations for the dispossession of the past.
    — Andrew Harris, Slate Magazine, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The subject of reparations for slavery hangs in this novel’s humid air.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 May 2016
  • What good are reparations when the weapon of whiteness is wielded against us on a regular basis?
    — Thembi Ford, Essence, 28 June 2019
  • None of the victims or their descendants received any direct reparations from the city or state.
    — Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Kyiv would be required to repay the debt only if Russia paid reparations for its war.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The $4 million proposed for a reparations office was cut out of this year’s budget.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And the division is showing up in attitudes about the need for reparations.
    — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Dutton also suggested that the Voice would lead to some form of reparations.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • African leaders agreed on a framework to demand reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as well as debt relief.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

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