How to Use clawback in a Sentence

clawback

1 of 2 noun
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  • The same is true of the clawback of $30 billion in unspent Covid funds.
    — The Editors, National Review, 30 May 2023
  • The company must create and maintain the jobs or face a clawback of the funds.
    — Tim Higgins, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Fines and clawbacks of city funding were among the options floated.
    — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Look, there should be clawbacks for Gary Becker and the others who explode these banks.
    — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Look, there should be clawbacks for Gary (sic) Becker and the others who explode these banks.
    — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Look at your current clawback policy is to begin to see what changes will need to be made.
    — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Some have interpreted the condition as a veiled threat: Vote in favor of the plan, or risk a clawback.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 8 May 2024
  • The clawback will eat into the tax collection agency’s efforts to crack down on rich tax cheats.
    — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • Freitag’s attorney would not say Wednesday if there will be more than the 10 clawback claims filed so far.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Despite Reese’s defense, the clawback nevertheless weighed on the mind of his boss.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Well, there should be momentum for three things, one, the clawbacks on these executives.
    — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Getting a clawback provision to President Biden’s desk was a good first start.
    — James Broughel, National Review, 29 June 2023
  • Easterbrook apologized for his behavior in the wake of the firing and clawback.
    — Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The group wants the full monthly financial benefit restored and the clawback ended.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
  • The clawback proposed by Van Hollen and Velazquez is an excellent place for discussion to begin.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 2 May 2023
  • The senior state aide said many governors were caught off guard by the clawback provision, which would only affect states that hadn’t spent all their federal funds.
    — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The de minimis level allows states to lower revenues by 1 percent of the baseline year without triggering the clawback.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • But the clawbacks have resulted in patients overpaying by hundreds of millions of dollars, Hoey said.
    — Arthur Allen, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Well, there should be momentum for three things, one, the clawbacks on these executives that could be bipartisan.
    — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • There needs to be a clawback of executive compensation and for tougher rules on bank executives who have failed banks.
    — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The current plan ends a three-year pause on clawbacks related to unemployment overpayments that began in March 2020.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There needs to be clawback of executive compensation and for tougher rules on bank executives who have failed banks.
    — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The bill, dubbed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, will suspend the debt ceiling for roughly two years in exchange for a slew of spending clawbacks and other reforms.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2023
  • The clawbacks have thrown many veterans into sudden hardship.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Athletes may disagree, fans may hate it, the media broadcasting the event may object, and advertisers may threaten clawbacks, but none of this matters.
    — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In America Congress told regulators to craft a new clawback rule.
    — The Economist, 20 Feb. 2021
  • And there’s clawback language, enabling the federal government to recoup pandemic relief to states that break the tax mandate.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Under this approach, the company would pay a bonus to the executive or forgive the balance of the note and, in the case of a success bonus, could have a clawback if the executive leaves before a certain period 2.
    — Svb Contributor, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • The average monthly clawback amount is $300, according to a group actively calling for the restoration of benefits.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
  • The loan would reset every 30 days, the principal growing each month alongside the compounding interest in a convoluted death trap of penalties, fees, and clawbacks.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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claw back

2 of 2 verb
  • The team flatten out the rest of the way as the Cubs clawed back for the win.
    — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 9 May 2018
  • The Blues took a 7-1 shot-on-goal lead, but the Hawks clawed back.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Trump's odds clawed back too, though not quite all the way.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Chaos tried to claw back, but the deficit was too big to overcome.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The huge gains clawed back some of the ground lost in a massive sell-off last week.
    — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The Tigers tried to claw back into the game bit by bit in the second half.
    — Tom Green, AL.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Democrats could look to this region to claw back more votes.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The Terps still had to claw back from a 17-point deficit in the second half and force overtime.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Liberty clawed back and tied the game at 30 with a minute left.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Trump has vowed to claw back those funds after he is sworn in.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But at that point, the change was too little and much too late for the Pride to claw back into the match.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Can the LA Dodgers find a way to claw back into this series?
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Palm Beach Gardens led in the third set by as many as five points, but the Huskies clawed back and won.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • But it’s taken two more years to claw back the other half.
    — Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The Cougars clawed back and Carter Skaggs hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 59.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2018
  • The Standard & Poor’s 500 rallied 1% to claw back all of its loss from the day before.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Despite Hayes’ struggles, the Dream clawed back from a 40-27 Fever lead.
    — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2019
  • If the state cannot do that, the department can claw back that amount of money.
    — New York Times, 10 May 2021
  • The Spurs responded with their best quarter of the season in the third, outscoring the Jazz 41-23 to claw back in the game.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Despite that, Auburn managed to claw back down the stretch and draw within six, 44-38, at the break.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The return of fans to San Siro will undoubtedly help the club claw back some of the debt.
    — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The rally helped the 10-year Treasury yield claw back some of its recent slide.
    — Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The race is not close and there is no way that Trump can claw back in with recounts or lawsuits.
    — Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • James Harden scored 13 points in the third quarter as the Clippers clawed back from a 17-point deficit.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But after Carter opened the second half with a 3-pointer, the Owls clawed back through an 8-0 run.
    — Houston Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Still, Colorado clawed back into the contest with a pair of 4-on-4 goals.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Life will claw back all that extra free time by minutes and hours.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The Twins jumped to a 4-0 lead only for Kansas City to claw back with two runs in the third and force a battle of the bullpens in the late innings.
    — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Then Johns & Tardio clawed back a 12-10 game three win, took game four easily, and forced a fifth game.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The agency is required by law to claw back overpaid benefits.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025

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