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How to use reparation in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Reparation means a payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s). Example: “He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.”

Examples of reparation by meaning

nounThe act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

  • the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

More sentences with reparation

  • He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.From the entry save face
  • The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.From the entry break bread
  • Find PayPals, Venmos, or CashApps of BIPOC and randomly donate money as reparations.2024, Maria Minnis, “The Lovers”, in Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing…. From the entry PayPal
  • The uncancellation of Whitman’s “tread” may thus be seen as the reparation of a broken covenant.2006, Gordon A. Tapper, “The Animal in the Machine: The Technological Sublime and Corporeal Figuration in The Bridge”, in The Machine that…. From the entry uncancellation
  • Coincidentally, support for race-conscious policies, such as affirmative action, financial reparations for slavery, and race-based government assistance, have reached record highs.2022 May 2, Zachary Goldberg, “Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects”, in…. From the entry racial
  • In the name of equality -- wealth redistribution via global socialism -- with a dose of post-colonial reparations thrown in.2009, Charles Krauthammer on the new socialism, Washington Post. From the entry global socialism
  • But the gomashta now realized that there were other ways of obtaining reparation - and also making money for himself.2005, Mike Dash, Thug, Granta, published 2006, page 142. From the entry gomashta
  • She carefully watches the efforts of Koreans who are suing Japan to get reparations for the comfort women.1995 September 10, Jane H. Lii, “The Memories of a Comfort Woman”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry comfort woman
  • Biodiversity offsets, on the other hand, are meant to “cancel out” the damage caused to nature in one location by paying for reparations elsewhere.2024 March 19, Shreya Dasgupta, “Are biodiversity credits just another business-as-usual finance scheme?”, in Mongabay. From the entry biodiversity offset
  • 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…. From the entry redress
  • The smallest incidents were to serve as pretexts for demonstrations of force and for demands for indemnities and reparations which increased China's subjection.1996, Jacques Gernet, translated by J. R. Foster and Charles Hartman, A History of Chinese Civilization, 2nd edition, Cambridge University…. From the entry pretext
  • One reason some women find BNWO appealing is the fantasy of erotic reparations — a way of symbolically repaying Black men for centuries of systemic oppression and exploitation.2025 July 28, “Understanding BNWO: A Guide for Curious Women”, in ChastityFAQ, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2025. From the entry BNWO
  • Rather touchingly, an ecumenical mass of reparation for the victims of the massacres was held on October 29, in the very English village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire.2010 October 30, “Britain's Ancient Shame in Slovenia”, in The Economist, London. From the entry ecumenical
  • Nevertheless, the economic and emotional effects of the internment were severe, and the United States Government has yet to make good on its promises of reparations.1989 October 15, Vivien Raynor, “Interned Artists, Devoid of Grievance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry internment
  • And because of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the nation's attention was focused elsewhere and reparations just got lost in the sauce, so to speak.2007, Michael T. Martin, Marilyn Yaquinto, Redress for Historical Injustices in the United States: On Reparations for Slavery, Jim Crow…. From the entry lost in the sauce

Meaning of reparation

  1. noun A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
  2. noun The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

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Questions about reparation in a sentence

How do you use reparation in a sentence?
Reparation is used as a noun. For example: “He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.”
What is a short sentence with reparation?
“the reparation of a bridge or of a highway”
What does reparation mean?
Reparation means a payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).

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