How to Use settlement in a Sentence

settlement

noun
  • I got the house in the divorce settlement.
  • The parties have not been able to reach a settlement in the case.
  • We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.
  • They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.
  • This was the island's first colonial settlement.
  • English settlements in North America.
  • The estate did not receive any of the settlement funds.
    — Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • What is the deadline to file a claim for Cash App settlement?
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In time, that might lead us to press Ukraine to come to a settlement with Russia.
    — The Editors, National Review, 10 Nov. 2022
  • By the 1930s, the settlements had grown into a sprawling city.
    — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Lawyers for the family didn't disclose the terms of the settlement.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In light of Facebook's $725 million settlement, users now have their chance to claim their slice of the pie.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There's only one week left to file a claim in the Cash App class-action settlement.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • He was directed up the hill to the settlement of Valley, where a man named John Hurt lived.
    — David Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Johnson told the Statesman the lawsuit ended in a settlement paid out to the herder.
    — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the settlement stuff with the NFL was mostly my agency and legal team.
    — Irie Harris, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The $95 million settlement is but a drop in the bucket for Apple, though.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The state paid more than $25 million in court settlements and legal fees.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed.
    — Andrew Dalton, ajc, 5 Oct. 2022
  • That may be partly because of the settlement the two sides reached, whose terms have not been made public.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 13 June 2022
  • Last week, the singer, 35, and actress, 28, reached a settlement agreement.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In 2024, Lemon reached a settlement with the cable news network.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
  • No details about the settlement have been made public and the parties in the case refused to discuss the terms of the agreement this week.
    — Fox News, 8 July 2022
  • The settlement adds to what has been a lengthy and brutal stretch for the crypto world that has seen the collapse of many major exchanges.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In a settlement, the EPA agreed to reduce the terms to five years, after which Exxon would need to reapply for new permits.
    — Antonia Juhasz, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The utility said the settlement was believed to be the largest in its history.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • At that point, look for Udoka and the Celtics to agree on some kind of settlement as the sides officially part ways.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The company also reached settlements with at least 20 other states.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
  • If only the board would follow the suggestion of local attorney Brody McBride and require that the multimillions in settlements and jury awards be taken out of the sheriff’s budget.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025

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