How to Use reparation in a Sentence
reparation
noun- They've offered no apologies and seem to have no thoughts of reparation.
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For the first time, the world has a system in place for climate reparations.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2023
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And the issue of slavery reparations has emerged as a litmus test for the field.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 July 2019
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This has led to the more left-wing members of the party to call for reparations to black people.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
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Germany was saddled with a stiff bill for the war, forced to pay reparations.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2017
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But among blacks, 55% support reparation, and for whites, the support drops to 16%.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020
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Oh, right -- ripping off the white man is reparations, not theft.
—Ross Scarano, Billboard, 6 May 2019
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The funny thing is that, in a way, Paper Boi gets his reparations.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2018
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It was forced to pay tens of billions of dollars in reparations to France, a debt that took 122 years to pay back.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 31 July 2023
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The U.S. paid reparations in an attempt to cover the damages.
—Daniel A. Gross, USA TODAY, 2 May 2017
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To me the reparation there would be allowing for the First Nation and first people be heard for once.
—Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2019
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God will be pleased with our public prayers of reparation.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2019
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On the other hand, is a donation enough in terms of reparations?
—Alexandra Olson, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
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None of the bills address direct payments as a form of reparations.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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Jean Guerrero: Should men pay on dates as reparations for the gender wage gap?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
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That same year, the Boston City Council voted to form a reparations task force.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
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When the program was first imagined, cannabis advocates praised it as a kind of reparation for the war on drugs.
—Emily Alpert Reyes Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2021
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This could be one form of reparation to the Black community in St. Paul.
—Star Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
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These new laws are, in effect, reparations for the dispossession of the past.
—Andrew Harris, Slate Magazine, 28 Aug. 2017
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Evanston became the first U.S. city to fund reparations.
—Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
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No amount of reparation, or prison time, or settlement money will bring back their loved ones or be the balm for their pain.
—Michelle Collins, STAT, 14 May 2022
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The $4 million proposed for a reparations office was cut out of this year’s budget.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
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But there would be some reparation, some justice, by him being found guilty.
—Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
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In the context of reparations, the idea of cash payments has been controversial — to put it mildly.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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Democrats want to use the national credit card for health care, student debt and reparations.
—al.com, 9 July 2019
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And the division is showing up in attitudes about the need for reparations.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Had this been the first time the patient had missed an appointment, it could have been used as a moment of some reparation by not charging the patient.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
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Dutton also suggested that the Voice would lead to some form of reparations.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
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The effort follows a multi-year study by a state task force to document racist harms inflicted on Black people in California and also to examine how leaders could enact reparations.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 23 June 2024
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Randle appeared before Congress, pushing for their reparations and for the country to acknowledge the tragedy that impacted generations.
—Liya Cui, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
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