Example Sentences

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A garage-door manufacturer had rewarded its employees after a sale, but those workers held equity in their company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

By the end of his first season in charge, he had rewarded the north London giants by delivering them the FA Cup.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

Mr. Obermann said that TikTok had rewarded a wide variety of genres, from sea shanties to Nigerian pop, and elevated scores of previously unknown artists.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

The Coachella music festival had asked La Palma to be a vendor; SoFi Stadium had rewarded him a commissary contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2020

Rather than punishing me, Schindler had rewarded me for my curiosity.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson