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.
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The settlement must now be filed with the court.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Most settlements on its coast were washed away.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about the settlement and how to file a claim.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 21 June 2026
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Not all debt settlement plans are structured the same way.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The terms of the settlement have not been made public.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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The terms of those settlements have not been made public.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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Trump's settlement is three times bigger, and a judge did not sign off on it.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026
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Some settlements could be taxed, while others were paid in full.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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As part of the settlement, the sailors have agreed to release their claims.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
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The terms of the settlement deal were not disclosed.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026
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The settlement in Schertzer, et al.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Notice of the court settlement came last month.
—Laura Bauer june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
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Equifax paid fines and settlements, but its stock soon bounced back, and business marched on.
—Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Trump got no money in the settlement.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
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Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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The notice of settlement filed to the court did not disclose the terms.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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At least some of the plaintiffs have been in settlement talks already.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Barring a settlement, the case heads to trial in two years.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
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Same-day settlement shortens that window to just a few hours.
—Sharat Priya, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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The full terms of the settlement agreement are not yet public.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Once, there had been Chinese in this gold-rush settlement.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
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