Example sentences for: collateral

How can you use “collateral” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • After the decision-in which fear of collateral damage was an important factor- not to use cruise missiles against Kandahar in December 1998, Shelton and officers in the Pentagon developed plans for using an AC-130 gunship instead of cruise missile strikes.

  • And the Post emphasizes that how much of the collateral sexual material gets into the actual trial is up to the trial judge.

  • Because this system could target more precisely than a salvo of cruise missiles, it had a much lower risk of causing collateral damage.

  • But Juan Williams, Brit Hume, Cokie Roberts ( This Week ), and Bill Kristol ( This Week ) think it does matter--giving a million dollars in collateral to a politician, even for private use, amounts to improper influence.

  • The bondsman's fee is usually 10 percent of the bail, with defendants putting up collateral for the remainder.


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