How to Use sublicense in a Sentence

sublicense

verb

• Mattel had agreed to sublicense the Bild Lilli patent for just $2,000 a year—a fraction of what Barbie made in a month.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
• The previous sublicensing deal involved the CBC not receiving any ad revenue from broadcasts, but also not having to pay for the rights to the broadcasts.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
• In 2024, Turner cut a deal with ESPN to sublicense early round College Football Playoff games.
  — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
• Broadcast flagship Univision has also sublicensed Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl LXI next February in a deal with Disney.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 May 2026
• Under a sublicensing agreement with ESPN, the CW airs 13 Atlantic Coast Conference football games each year, but the network often airs games that ESPN would rather not broadcast.
  — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• As part of a sublicensing deal with Rogers, CBC continued to air the English-language broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada and Stanley Cup playoffs to ensure the NHL games reached the widest possible number of Canadians.
  — Brooks Decillia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
• For the first time since inking a five-year pact (2024-28) to sublicense a slate of College Football Playoff games from ESPN, TNT Sports has been given the green light to sell the advertising inventory in and around those telecasts, according to a source involved with the deal.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026