How to use "compensate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "compensate" in popular movie and book plots

  • However, to compensate for their sacrifice, the UN shall fulfill one of their wishes, no matter what it is.  - Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
  • A local judge rules that she has to pay two goats for firing him, but the boy's family has to pay her five goats to compensate for the attack.  - The White Masai
  • While I was trying to compensate for something unmanly in him, he was attempting to express something feminine through me.  - Fun Home
  • Paul tries to compensate for his feeling of loss with visits to the neighborhood playground.  - Say Uncle (film)
  • He suffers from restlessness, and on one occasion Dan attempts to compensate for the restlessness by running along streets before sunrise.  - Peaceful Warrior
  • George tries to compensate with her by offering the flawed cashmere sweater.  - The Red Dot
  • So when he came of age, he went to sea, and his desire to compensate for not making enough noise is driving everyone else mad.  - Sounds and Silences
  • Beinberg and Reiting compensate for their own shame about their attraction to Basini by debasing him.  - The Confusions of Young Törless
  • After fifteen years in pro football, he tries to compensate for his failing skills with booze and an extramarital affair.  - Number One (1969 film)
  • The others rearrange themselves again to compensate for the loss of mass.  - Balance (1989 film)
  • To compensate for this, they force Burns to try being friendly and even smile.  - Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish
  • His attempts to apologize and compensate the family are rejected, particularly by Jiazhen, who tells him he owes her family a life.  - To Live (1994 film)
  • He drinks in his depression, and rues his five foot height, which horse riding had served to compensate for.  - The Last Night of a Jockey
  • To compensate for William's absence, Rose gives Alice a dog - a cairn terrier named Thimble.  - Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)
  • Maverick flies recklessly in part to compensate for his father Duke Mitchell, a Naval Aviator with VF-51 aboard the during the Vietnam War.  - Top Gun
  • Instead, he decides to shower them with gifts and riches from his new found wealth, as a means to compensate his departure from their lives.  - The Vampire Lestat

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