How to Use settlement in a Sentence

settlement

noun
  • I got the house in the divorce settlement.
  • The parties have not been able to reach a settlement in the case.
  • We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.
  • They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.
  • This was the island's first colonial settlement.
  • English settlements in North America.
  • The terms of the settlement had not yet been filed with the court, and Stern still has to approve the agreement.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
  • The estate did not receive any of the settlement funds.
    — Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • What is the deadline to file a claim for Cash App settlement?
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In time, that might lead us to press Ukraine to come to a settlement with Russia.
    — The Editors, National Review, 10 Nov. 2022
  • By the 1930s, the settlements had grown into a sprawling city.
    — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Lawyers for the family didn't disclose the terms of the settlement.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 Aug. 2023
  • As part of the settlement, Spanyer and Mitchell have agreed to drop their claims against the city and dismiss the lawsuit.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 May 2022
  • Court records do not indicate the amount of the settlement.
    — Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2022
  • In light of Facebook's $725 million settlement, users now have their chance to claim their slice of the pie.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Terms of the settlement were not filed with the court Tuesday and details were not released.
    — oregonlive, 10 May 2022
  • There's only one week left to file a claim in the Cash App class-action settlement.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • He was directed up the hill to the settlement of Valley, where a man named John Hurt lived.
    — David Brown, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Johnson told the Statesman the lawsuit ended in a settlement paid out to the herder.
    — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the settlement stuff with the NFL was mostly my agency and legal team.
    — Irie Harris, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The $95 million settlement is but a drop in the bucket for Apple, though.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The new warning will be attached to all new boilers under the terms of the settlement.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022
  • The state paid more than $25 million in court settlements and legal fees.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed.
    — Andrew Dalton, ajc, 5 Oct. 2022
  • That may be partly because of the settlement the two sides reached, whose terms have not been made public.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 13 June 2022
  • Last week, the singer, 35, and actress, 28, reached a settlement agreement.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In 2024, Lemon reached a settlement with the cable news network.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
  • So my feeling is that there was never any real attempt on the part of the U.S. to follow up on that and actually try to negotiate some kind of diplomatic settlement here.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • This week could offer you an opportunity to increase your nest egg or see a large chunk of cash arrive, whether in the form of a settlement, bonus, inheritance, line of credit or other boon.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025

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