Example sentences for: compensate

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

  • In the Treaty of Nanking (1842) China was compelled to open five of its ports to foreign economic and political penetration, and even to compensate the opium smugglers for their losses.

  • filed lawsuits against the tobacco industry, seeking billions in damages to compensate for the expense of treating smoking-related illnesses.

  • These students compensate for their shortcomings by clinging to one another and striking the defensive pose of separatism.

  • Not even star Wesley Snipes' considerable charisma can compensate for the ridiculous plot.

  • Second, the decrease in heart rate in iron deficient hearts when norepinephrine was infused would allow for longer myocardial perfusion time, which would compensate for the decreased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and impaired mitochondrial function [ 14 ] . The iron deficient norepinephrine response compliments the finding of an increase in capillary lumenal volume in iron deficient hearts [ 15 ] , which should also allow for better myocardial perfusion during diastole.


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