How to Use reward in a Sentence
- She rewarded herself by buying a new pair of shoes.
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Built with the long view in mind, the house rewards the wait.
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Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The trek to the top is rewarded with killer views.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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They were rewarded with a packed house — and a win.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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But fate rewards those who adapt and evolve to meet the moment.
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Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bethany rewarded her with an ice pop.
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Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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To him, the surface doesn’t reward his best shots.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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April is a month that rewards those who show up ready to get moving.
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Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Seems like a quick win to reward the fans and not increase them as much?
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Plus, you’re rewarded with a sweet, frosty treat.
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Beth Kracklauer,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rule changes of this scope reward the smart adapters and punish the slow movers.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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What’s been rewarding about this work?
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Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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If the kid waited, he or she would be rewarded with a treat.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Trump has said that doing so would reward Hamas.
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Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Titans want to reward their own.
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Nick Suss,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Breakups do not reward guesses.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Turn them in at the gun buyback and get rewarded with a gift card.
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Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fans were rewarded with bad baseball from the home team.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Place a toy on the floor and reward your dog for simply looking at it.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When your dog sniffs them out, pop the plastic eggs open for him and reward him with the treat.
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2024
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The job market rewards people who don’t wait to be told to grow.
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Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2026
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Take this as your excuse to smash your goals and reward yourself along the way.
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Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
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What’s been rewarding about it?
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Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clifford taught them how to drive, and their hard work was rewarded with a car.
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Lauren J. Mapp,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2023
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The weekend is here, so reward yourself with some great deals!
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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This city moves fast, thinks ahead and rewards discipline as much as courage.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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And yet, the justices are rewarding him for it.
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Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
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The 19-year-old intends to reward their faith.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The future rewards those who prepare for it.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Guerin showed some patience here, and time will tell whether the Wild reward his faith.
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The Athletic Nhl Staff,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
- The contest offered a cash reward to the first person who could breed a blue rose.
- Hard work brings its own rewards.
- Members will receive a discount in reward for getting friends or family to join.
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Both of these rewards are easy to use.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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There are new tiers for rewards, too.
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Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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But there's a lot of risk and a lot of reward.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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There's so much more risk in it than reward.
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Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Both rewards can be used to bet on any of these games.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The reward is valid for 60 days.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their reward came in the 89th minute.
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Bryan Preston,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Their reward for besting the host twice in a row?
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both of these rewards are super easy to use.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pass this test, and your reward is a bigger test.
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Sean Clancy,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Your hard work could soon lead to a big reward, Aries.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
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Both of these rewards are easy to secure.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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The reward for clearing the list is a longer list.
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Big Think,
1 May 2026
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Click here and sign up to redeem your reward.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Then, the reward for summer is the fall.
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Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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What truly makes the card shine is its rewards.
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Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Does picking your rewards earn you more points?
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, the reward might be city hall.
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Louis Staples,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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So the greatest reward has been that.
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Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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But that’s all the more reason to take chances and risk for big rewards.
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Mike Kaye
september 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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But that’s the challenge and that’s the reward.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Wins won’t come often, but rewards are still there to be claimed.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their reward was to be cheated.
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Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Balfe has earned a final reward.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Let markets price risk and reward.
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Michael Cannivet,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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What was meant to be a reward ends up being a misstep.
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Jackie Simon,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Both seem likely to reap the rewards come Tony night.
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Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
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