Sentence examples for being used to settle from inspiring English sources

Increasingly, AK47s – reportedly available for €500 each – are being used to settle scores.

The diocesan lawyer, Kenneth F. Mullaney, said that during the meeting, a parishioner rose to complain that church funds were being used to settle sexual abuse lawsuits against the diocese, including the negligence suit against Bishop Rodimer himself.

Presumably, it was not being used to settle paternity suits, which are Cromartie's specialty, but let's hope he finds as good a cause for it as linebacker Scott Fujita did for his Super Bowl paycheck, which he is splitting between donating to Haiti earthquake relief and coastal restoration in New Orleans.

Critics say the case has highlighted a number of problems with Pakistan's blasphemy laws — from allegations being used to settle personal vendettas, or target minorities, to the chilling effect Islamist and mob violence can have on defenders of those accused.

Carroll uses the kinds of DNA technology that are used to settle court cases to show us the proof of evolution, clearly written in our genes.

The gold and silver in the storage center are used to settle trading in futures contracts.

A Washington Post investigation revealed that monies from the Trump Foundation have been used to settle legal disputes.

These are used to settle only a small minority of disputes.

Target2 accounts are used to settle payments between the national central banks in the Eurosystem.

It said the $1.8 billion loan would mostly be used to settle payments due to local contractors and suppliers.

"My newspaper has not and will not and has never been used to settle vendettas," he said.