garnish
Example Sentences
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Fold in dill, chives and scallions — not as garnish, but as punctuation.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Private lenders, on the other hand, typically must sue you in court before they can garnish wages or seize your assets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
But 92 minutes in Manchester quickly did for any such optimism, with the number of potential trophies that might garnish Salah's farewell swiftly halved.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The Education Department said Friday it would delay its plans to garnish the pay of defaulted student-loan borrowers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to 65 percent of an individual’s wages for child support.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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