recompense
Example Sentences
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And without legal recompense, the only check to this power appears to be other armed men.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026
Grandparents have demanded money as recompense for having spent years caring for a grandson taken in battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
If he feels like the scales aren’t balanced between action and recompense ...
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024
“But the settlement in his favor,” Mr. Lincenberg added, “represents a measure of recompense for the wrongs done to him by the wrongful prosecution.”
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
Perhaps he sees something meaningful, how this might be a test and a recompense.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing recompense
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Oedipus the King
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