How to Use compensate in a Sentence

compensate

verb

• The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect.
• She was not compensated for the damage done to her car.
• His enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill.
• Unable to explode off of his foot the way he was used to playing, Leonard had to compensate for the ankle.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022
• But as with players, compensating Sanders is about respect.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
• If the answer is yes, and the cost of the electricity creates a burden for you, speak up and ask your guests to stop or compensate you.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022
• Under the new rules, buyers compensate their brokers, meaning buyer agents can't count on a share of seller proceeds.
  — Ryan Lawler, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
• No matter how well-made, a car can’t compensate for an irresponsible person in the driver’s seat.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
• This will be a young team, one with a group of players coming into their own who can help compensate for the veterans the Cowboys lost in free agency.
  — Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
• These are all little things that can help the Bears compensate for the talent and depth deficiencies that will leave them with a thin margin for error most weeks.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
• Nvidia’s volatility compensates for its relatively modest share price.
  — Nick Wells, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
• Governments can also do much to compensate for an overall decline in the traditional working-age population.
  — Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
• These more sedentary individuals need to compensate for their lifestyle by engaging in even more physical activity compared with those who move around more at work.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
• But that simply isn't the case with Part One, and Naughty Dog doesn't have a lot of real estate to compensate for that deficiency in the margins.
  — WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
• Both could make the final 53-man roster, now that the Colts lost rookie tight end Drew Ogletree for the season and might carry six wide receivers to compensate.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2022
• But the gain over time will more than compensate for the near-term pain.
  — Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• Thin out their top growth to compensate for roots lost in the process.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 26 Jan. 2018
• And all for no pay, as the NFL doesn’t compensate the athletes.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• The frame’s backing is quite deep, so use a long nail to hang to compensate for the gap.
  — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
• Load up on sugar and salt to compensate for the loss of taste from fat.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2017
• The ones that haven’t pulled out are raising their rates to compensate.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
• This is a big ask off the layoff but 6-to-1 compensates us.
  — Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023
• To compensate, the baker added the chocolate to the dough and the chocolate chip cookie was born.
  — Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 30 July 2021
• But the value of the time saved by faster pushbacks would more than compensate for that.
  — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
• Sauron has tried to compensate for that loss by making new friends among the elves.
  — EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
• Hold soil around their roots, and trim their tops back by half after the dig to compensate for the roots that are lost.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021
• Ruppel knew what was at stake and what the Comets had to do to compensate for their loss of seniors.
  — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, 11 June 2021
• Be sure to analyze those risks and find a way to compensate for them on your end.
  — Nate Nead, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• You may be tempted to buy-in to the idea that a good workout can compensate for a bad diet.
  — Hlth Code, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2021
• Green wants the Bengals to prove it by compensating him like one.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024