How to Use seek compensation in a Sentence

seek compensation

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  • The villagers went to the governor’s office to make a complaint and seek compensation for the damage to their shops.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Exonerees can also seek compensation through a private bill, although this process is difficult and rare.
    — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Vincent Simmons intends to go back to court to seek compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
    — CBS News, 21 May 2022
  • State lawmakers changed the law in 2019 so that D’Ambrosio and others could seek compensation.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Victims of wrongful convictions often seek compensation from their accusers.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 15 July 2022
  • The plaintiffs seek compensation for emotional distress, as well as for unpaid regular and overtime wages, among other damages.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 2 July 2024
  • McBean’s family can continue to seek compensation from Peraza based on a civil claim of excessive use of force.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2020
  • But as the damage mount some are already going to court, as citizens and politicians from vulnerable countries seek compensation for the loss of their livelihoods, homes or farms.
    — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022
  • League sources said the Celtics granted Brooklyn permission to hire Udoka and did not intend to seek compensation in return.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The Guardian reported that there is a new civil code in the country that allows a partner to seek compensation for housework and, say, caring for an elderly parent.
    — Fox News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The law also requires patent owners to seek compensation for use of their intellectual property from the government rather than the contractor.
    — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • When Lee fires him and stiffs him on payment, Gauthier decides to seek compensation and a measure of revenge by pilfering items from the property.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Where there is an infringement of IP rights by third parties, businesses can seek compensation payments through legal proceedings.
    — Chor Meng Tan, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • These suits seek compensation for injuries and are also aimed at promoting safer firearm designs, keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals and placing part of the blame for gun violence on the industry.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Several documents viewed by the Union-Tribune also detail his desire to seek compensation.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2021
  • Harrison said Wednesday a separate effort is ongoing to seek compensation from the state for their wrongful convictions.
    — CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The lawsuit is the latest by the FTC to seek compensation for gig-economy workers who were allegedly misled about employment terms.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The bill would also allow property owners who experience damage during protests to seek compensation against a perpetrator equal to three times the monetary damages.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Should Tomlin want to return to coaching in the NFL before his contract with the Steelers expired, the club could seek compensation.
    — Will Graves, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Fossil fuel companies have used this mechanism to sue national governments—and seek compensation—when policies meant to protect the climate have hampered investments.
    — Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2021
  • And recently, scammers have reportedly started stealing passenger's luggage tags in order to file fraudulent claims with the information and seek compensation for a lost bag.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Court unanimously agreed with IJ that Nevadans do have a right to seek compensation when their constitutional rights have been violated.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The next time a crippling storm slams Connecticut, electric utility customers in Connecticut may seek compensation for extended outages.
    — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 30 June 2021
  • While individuals who are harmed by government negligence deserve a fair opportunity to seek compensation.
    — Chris Vincent, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Exposing pay information will help women see if they are being paid fairly for the same work, regulators say, and may help equality advocates and trade unions seek compensation for pay discrimination.
    — Fortune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The app also lets residents report elephant sightings, injuries, deaths, as well as crop and property damages, and includes a form that victims can use to seek compensation from government entities in Aaranyak.
    — Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Other survivors and family members of victims of the fire visited a police station on Wednesday to seek compensation, gather belongings and give their testimony.
    — Tian MacLeod Ji, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • With the exception of copayments and deductibles, Ohio law requires that health care facilities seek compensation for covered services from health insurance corporations, rather than the patient.
    — Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Typically, the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the deceased are the primary individuals authorized to seek compensation.
    — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • In the preliminary report, officials recommended power providers be required to meet tougher standards for protecting their plants from freezing temperatures and be able to seek compensation for the cost of winterizing them.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021

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