compensate
Example Sentences
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Dealers lowered EV prices from the average $60,446 a year ago to compensate for the loss of the EV tax credit, which expired in September 2025.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Jean Burkard, advocacy director at WWF France, welcomed this inclusion on the G7 agenda but said any funding "must be additional and not compensate" for cuts elsewhere to state budgets for nature.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
If you have booked your accommodation separately the airline is not required to compensate you for any days you have missed out on.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The Maycomb County High School principal was a Mr. Charles Tuffett, who to compensate for his name, habitually wore an expression that made him resemble the Indian on a five-cent piece.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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