How to Use file for bankruptcy in a Sentence

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• In a worst-case scenario, they’d be forced to file for bankruptcy.
  — Frederik Mijnhardt, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2022
• There’s been victims who had to file for bankruptcy.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
• Why did At Home file for bankruptcy?
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
• The brand isn’t the first major retailer to file for bankruptcy so far this year.
  — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
• The process could be halted though if the property owners file for bankruptcy.
  — Axios Portland, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
• My agenda is making sure that these farmers and ranchers are not having to file for bankruptcy.
  — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
• Most companies that file for bankruptcy intend to stay in business.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
• In fact, the data shows that about 16% of people who file for bankruptcy once will need to file again at some point in their lives.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
• The decision of when to file for bankruptcy is just as important as the decision of whether to file at all, though.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• States cannot file for bankruptcy, leaving the Prairie State in an unusually tight bind.
  — Gregory Kearney, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
• People turned their anger to foreign investors and a move by the company to file for bankruptcy protection.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• Many businesses file for bankruptcy protection to wind down some operations, shed debt and cut costs.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
• The city of Chicago isn’t legally allowed to file for bankruptcy protection.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
• By October 2020, the diocese said it was forced to file for bankruptcy.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
• The situation was so dire, Google decided to file for bankruptcy.
  — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 18 July 2022
• The closures come amid reports that TGI Fridays is about to file for bankruptcy.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
• Another lost her retirement savings and family home of over 50 years and was forced to file for bankruptcy.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2022
• Superior Star isn't the only franchisee to file for bankruptcy.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
• After all, how many firms in any industry file for bankruptcy within six months of emerging from the previous bankruptcy.
  — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• My advocacy team and I have seen this with gift cards for restaurant chains that file for bankruptcy, often taking the value of those cards with them.
  — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
• People were more likely to fall behind in debt payments, for example, see their credit score drop, file for bankruptcy and face foreclosure.
  — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
• The home-goods retailer's inability to make the payments pushed it a step closer to having to file for bankruptcy protection.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 27 Jan. 2023
• In exchange, the family and a lengthy list of associates, who did not file for bankruptcy protection, would be immune from future lawsuits.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 July 2021
• Polster’s order also gives the counties the ability to increase the bond amount if the pharmacies file for bankruptcy, or the appeals process lasts more than three years.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
• It was previously stated that Catalyst Brands plans to file for bankruptcy.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
• Earlier this year, Bed Bath & Beyond was preparing to file for bankruptcy.
  — Sarah Holder, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
• Other retailers file for bankruptcy rue21 is the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy and close stores.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
• Retailers had a weak holiday stretch, December retail sales showed, and that could force some companies to close stores or file for bankruptcy.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
• That decision eventually led her to file for bankruptcy just a few years after reaching millionaire status.
  — Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
• Alan’s realistic suggestion for Cami is to file for bankruptcy.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025