How to Use out-of-court settlement in a Sentence

out-of-court settlement

noun

• The parties reached an out-of-court settlement.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
• The matter was resolved through an out-of-court settlement.
  — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
• An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
• The suit was dismissed this year following an out-of-court settlement.
  — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• Lawyers tried repeatedly to reach an out-of-court settlement but hit a stalemate.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
• An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum was reached that February.
  — Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
• Ellison is under pressure to find an out-of-court settlement with the states before then.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
• The ruling paves the way for an out-of-court settlement or a trial, although no trial date has yet been scheduled.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
• A couple of weeks ago Watson reached an out-of-court settlement with the accuser.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2024
• About a month later, Andrew and Giuffree reached an out-of-court settlement.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• The former prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
• However, defamation cases like these are often resolved, even at the last minute, with an out-of-court settlement.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
• In 2019, Retton reached an out-of-court settlement with Biomet.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• Mensah and Duke eventually reached an out-of-court settlement.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
• Last week, the Wilkinsburg board approved an out-of-court settlement with that employee for an undisclosed amount.
  — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• The film overcame an injunction with an out-of-court settlement and released on schedule on Wednesday.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
• Terms of the out-of-court settlement, which was made public in a court filing, weren’t immediately available.
  — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• The two reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 of an undisclosed amount.
  — Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
• The parties litigated for nearly two years before reaching an out-of-court settlement.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 July 2024
• After suing Estée Lauder for their firings, the artists reached an out-of-court settlement.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
• Everton reached an out-of-court settlement with Leeds over the matter in September.
  — Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
• His mother later received an out-of-court settlement from the production company.
  — Vulture, 14 Mar. 2023
• Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement with Andrew, who denied her allegations.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
• The 19-year NBA vet was held in contempt of court and agreed to another out-of-court settlement.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
• Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
• But if there were to be an out-of-court settlement, the deal would need to include the retraction plus a payout larger than the massive sum that Dominion got.
  — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
• The lawsuit is still in the discovery phase but could head to trial later this year, unless there is an out-of-court settlement, as is common in media defamation cases.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
• Saris, however, urged the parties to find an out-of-court settlement because of the complexity of a case involving more than a dozen defendants.
  — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• That could trigger legal action by WBD, an arbitration process or an out-of-court settlement.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024