garnish

Example Sentences

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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

According to the Education Department, the government will garnish wages “only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.”

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Meanwhile, I’m still stuck on the use of “flower sprinkles” as a garnish for scrambled eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

And the IRS will hear your theory about returning to the gold standard — right before they garnish your wages.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

Good writers often use very long sentences, and they garnish them with words that are, strictly speaking, needless.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker