How to Use bankruptcy in a Sentence

bankruptcy

noun

• The number of bankruptcies was especially high last year.
• Critics view the decision as an example of moral bankruptcy on the part of the administration.
• The company was forced into bankruptcy.
• The company is facing bankruptcy.
• The ruling clears the way for a bankruptcy deal that includes the payout.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 31 May 2023
• The case now goes back to U.S. bankruptcy court to approve the settlement.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 31 May 2023
• The brand has sought bankruptcy protection twice in the last twenty years.
  — Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
• Here’s an account of the fall of Bird, which scooted from billions to bankruptcy.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024
• The ruling clears the way for a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the family.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 May 2023
• In the meantime, its lenders are funding Vice with $20 million during the bankruptcy process.
  — Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
• No bankruptcy filings had gone live as of the early morning.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 31 July 2023
• That will continue to drive pain for some households (think mortgage rates above 7%) and for firms, where bankruptcies are on the rise.
  — Robert Hormats, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• The bankruptcy case comes as the Catholic Church struggles with a decline in parishioners nationwide.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• But the catch with bankruptcy court is that every debtholder gets a seat at the table and a voice in whether a rescue deal will be accepted.
  — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2023
• As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, these orchards are expected to be put up for sale.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
• The offer was made in Jones' personal bankruptcy case in Houston last week.
  — CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023
• Tuesday Morning filed its second bankruptcy in three years and has already closed many of its 487 stores.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
• The downside is that any collection is put on hold until the bankruptcy proceedings are over.
  — Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Crypto lender Celsius Network, which collapsed in the summer of 2022, was cleared to exit bankruptcy last week.
  — Becky Yerak, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
• Berkeley Farms was forced out of business due to complications caused by the bankruptcy of its owner, Dean Foods.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
• The McCaw family changed all that in 2006 with improvements that lifted the resort out of bankruptcy.
  — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
• Semi-Stow was the winning bidder for the fleet yard as part of Yellow Corporation's bankruptcy sale.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2024
• In the middle of the Relativity bankruptcy, Kevin Spacey was named chairman.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
• The company also put a cost-cutting plan in place last summer, ahead of declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy in court this month.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
• The new edition also covered the bankruptcy case and the court proceedings that led to Simpson’s conviction, per the book's description.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• Mukasey also notes victims — roughly one million whose funds have been frozen while FTX goes through bankruptcy court — are expected to be made whole.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
• Alamo Drafthouse had to close down a few underperforming venues as part of its bankruptcy filing.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
• The Governor has a chance to save Wisconsin’s largest city and most populous county from bankruptcy.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2023
• If yes, please explain: None Have you been involved in a civil lawsuit or bankruptcy proceeding?
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• The company’s bankruptcy now means that SoftBank and other investors will take on millions of dollars in losses.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024