How to Use termination in a Sentence

termination

noun
  • Are there plans for the termination of unproductive employees?
  • The law protects against unfair contract termination.
  • The company noted over 300 terminations last quarter.
  • The unions asked the court to void the contract termination.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Drive Oak Creek Canyon Sedona marks the termination point of one of the most beloved scenic roads in the state.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The first has a 4.4mm balanced termination and a 4-pin XLR.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Both sides agreed the termination fee will only be paid if the merger deal fails to close.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
  • But the termination threat didn’t frighten the younger man.
    — Joann S. Lublin, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Would that be grounds for termination as 'DEI' or 'woke'?
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Federal funds for the project’s right of way phase were used to settle the lease termination.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • In June, the school board voted 6 to 1 to uphold his termination.
    — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • He was notified with a letter of termination stuck in the screen door of his home.
    — al, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Jones praised Goldman for working through the process and lamented the abruptness of the termination.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Adults and staff will face termination, the letter said.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The clause in question is a termination-for-challenge clause.
    — Merith Basey, STAT, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The tech giant will pay iRobot a $94 million termination fee.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The study looks to build a new middle school near Golden Ring and plans for the termination of Golden Ring’s building as a middle school.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2023
  • He has also been given a notice of termination, the suit says.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Many of the speakers asked for the termination or resignation of Neill.
    — al, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Without the proper grounds for termination of the deal, Musk could stand to be sued for billions, according to a lawyer who spoke to Sherman.
    — Chron, 8 July 2022
  • In the non-union jobs, there was arbitrary discipline, pay cuts, and termination of long-term workers, where in the union shop, those things were rare.
    — Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Today, a person’s right to decide not to be pregnant results in the termination of the fetus.
    — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • His latest move in his quest for the CEO’s termination: replacing the entire board.
    — Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Zeller's own termination happened Sept. 7, and came in the wake of the HR complaint and her earlier refusal to fire the employees, the lawsuit says.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The two men claim neither was given any advance notice of the termination.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022
  • The termination of the 10-year partnership comes after claims the retailer breached its contract to sell Yeezy Gap.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The suit claims breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel and failure to pay wages upon termination.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Those who don’t comply by the end of December will face termination.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Diplomats and aid officials said the termination of aid jeopardizes counter-terrorism efforts and weakens U.S. influence in a part of the world where some countries have turned to Russian mercenaries for help.
    — Monika Pronczuk and Misper Apawu, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And for grant terminations, scientific staff at NIH have not been allowed to petition for exceptions at all, even if participant safety is clearly on the line, officials told me.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025

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