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How to use redress in a sentence

15 example sentences · verb, noun

Redress means to put in order again; to set right; to revise. Example: “Although the main sanction is a criminal prosecution, there is also the possibility of consumer redress, either through compensation orders or the new civil sanction pilots.”

Examples of redress by meaning

nounA setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief...

  • Although the main sanction is a criminal prosecution, there is also the possibility of consumer redress, either through compensation orders or the new civil sanction pilots.2011, The Law Commission, The Scottish Law Commission, “The Structure of this Consultation Paper”, in Consumer Redress for Misleading and...
  • The offering of redress and reparations to Japanese Americans was a significant step in the proliferation of a redress and reparation norm.2013, Stephanie Wolfe, “Redress and Reparation Movements (RRMs) Following the United States Internments”, in The Politics of Reparations...

verbTo dress again.

  • The top soil, which was removed before the main excavations, is being redressed on the new slopes to a depth of 4 in. and sown with grass seed.1958 January, “Rainham-Newington Widening, Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, pages 51, 53
  • The teacher first undressed and redressed the doll for the child, then showed her how to pull the snaps apart.1963, Albert J[ay] Solnit, Sally A. Provence, editors, Modern Perspectives in Child Development: In Honor of Milton J. E. Senn, New York...
  • I talked with her mother whenever she was in the room while I redressed the wound.2009, John C. Barber, The Joy of Medical Practice: Forty Years of Interesting Patients, page 22

verbTo redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.

  • Meanwhile the actors rearranged themselves into a different blocking, as the prop department redressed the set.1989, American Cinematographer, volume 70, Hollywood, Calif.: ASC Holding Corp., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 90

More sentences with redress

  • In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.From the entry reconciliation
  • Labour has begun to redress the balance, but there is still a long row to hoe.2009 April 11, Hanif Kureishi, “Margaret Thatcher: Acceptable in the 80s?”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 23 Jul 2014. From the entry long row to hoe
  • The grazes on his back redressed, he allowed Sean and the nurse to ease him back against the pillowed bed rest.2017 September 19, Dee Jones, chapter 78, in The Cup Bearer, book 1 (Escape), Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, Sunday 7ᵗʰ April 1996. From the entry pillowed
  • I had my toe redressed wiv bandage, gauze and plasters.2004, Andrew Collins, “Diary, 1979”, in Where Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal in the 70s, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry ooch
  • His investorship has been taken away by companies going private and there is no place to seek redress.1977, Financial Executive, Volume 45. From the entry investorship
  • We got no redress from this hardcrusted imperialist.1918 January 16, Edward Lee Hicks, “Wedn.Jan.16”, in Graham Neville, editor, The Diaries of Edward Lee Hicks, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910-1919…. From the entry hardcrusted
  • Dozens of investors have filed lawsuits seeking redress from the rating agencies, contending that the companies bear responsibility for investors’ losses, under a Whitman’s sampler of theories.2009 July 18, David Segal, “A Matter of Opinion?”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Jul 2014. From the entry Whitman's Sampler
  • Our serviceware clearly includes the software itself, but in addition has many nonfunctional attributes, such as a cost and payment, trust, brand allegiance, legal status and redress, and security.2002, Marvin Zelkowitz, Advances in Computers, page 46. From the entry serviceware
  • It is at moments like this that we can recognise the enormity of the task to redress gender issues in mathematics and science in schools, (i.e., to ‘regender’ them).1995, L. H. Parker, L. Rennie, B. Fraser, Gender, Science and Mathematics: Shortening the Shadow, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry regender

Meaning of redress

  1. verb To put in order again; to set right; to revise.
  2. verb To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
  3. verb To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.

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Questions about redress in a sentence

How do you use redress in a sentence?
Redress is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Although the main sanction is a criminal prosecution, there is also the possibility of consumer redress, either through compensation orders or the new civil sanction pilots.”
What is a short sentence with redress?
“We got no redress from this hardcrusted imperialist.”
What does redress mean?
Redress means to put in order again; to set right; to revise.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: redress (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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