pay damages
Example Sentences
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With pending approval from the judge, Live Nation will have to pay damages to the suing states.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
The authority in November signed a 20-year pact with AMP, which has agreed to pay damages whenever it fails to divert 50% of the volume from the landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Being sued as an individual means defendants must pay damages on their own, without the government helping to foot the bill – a potentially very expensive outcome.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025
The two women were ordered to pay damages to Brigitte Macron and her brother in 2024 before the conviction was overturned on appeal.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
Law enforcement officers generally have no personal resources to pay damages to victims of misconduct, so the city, county, or agency that employs them is typically the target of any civil action that seeks compensation.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
