How to Use recourse in a Sentence
recourse
noun- The dispute was settled without recourse to law.
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At that point, the only recourse was to cancel the event.
— Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022 -
What recourse does a tenant have in the face of climate change?
— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022 -
Many workers have no contracts, and no recourse if they are hurt on the job.
— Martha Mendoza, Mahesh Kumar and Piyush Nagpal, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024 -
Throughout the war, Francis has denounced the recourse to arms.
— Frances D'emilio, Chron, 2 Oct. 2022 -
With deepfakes on the rise, celebrities have found little recourse than to play whack-a-mole.
— Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 July 2024 -
And what recourse do these children have when their basic needs are not met?
— Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023 -
Still, for them, there was no method of recourse after their business was shut down.
— Meg Jones Wall, Wired, 29 Oct. 2021 -
Tourists who wind up on the end of a bison’s horn may find themselves with little recourse.
— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 1 June 2022 -
Part of the problem is there is no real recourse for those who want credit for their dances.
— Moises Mendez Ii, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2022 -
There is no other type of recourse or anything like that.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2021 -
Further signs of impending fall may be found by recourse to the record book.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022 -
Now the caps appear to be more rigid: Drugs are cut off with no advance notice or rapid recourse.
— Ellen Gabler, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023 -
There is no further recourse for the Sox as judgment calls can’t be protested.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 -
Do the unit owners have any recourse to hold the annual meeting?
— Howard Dakoff, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 -
The best recourse is to remove and destroy any infected plants.
— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Sick from the fumes, and with no other recourse, Deborah went to court for a protective order to get him out of the house.
— Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022 -
But the hard truth for Dobbins is that his only real recourse is to be durable and excellent as the Ravens’ No. 1 back this year.
— Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023 -
This was not announced, and no recourse or refunds were offered.
— Gabriel Smith, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023 -
That leaves DeCosta with not a lot of spending power and not much recourse.
— Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022 -
The board’s primary recourse if Facebook isn’t sticking to its agreements is to turn to the media.
— Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 -
That's a familiar feeling for many, who said they're left to spiral in their pain without a sense of recourse.
— Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023 -
Amid those developments, the courts are seen by activists as a recourse.
— Barry Hatton and Helena Alves, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023 -
They were left to wonder Tuesday if they’d been left with few belongings and even less recourse.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 -
The Giants had no recourse in the situation as the play is not reviewable.
— Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2021 -
Nor is there any recourse for young transgender women who are hereby stripped of their right to play sports.
— Peter Greene, Forbes, 3 June 2022 -
Our only recourse was to walk away before we were evicted.
— Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 -
As a result, if someone is harmed by what a user posts, the public — and the government — have little recourse against the firms.
— Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021 -
When the cartels prey on migrants like Manuel, the migrants have little legal recourse.
— Onkar Ghate, Orange County Register, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Do renters who lack air conditioning, or whose AC units are broken, have any recourse?
— Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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