How to Use contractual in a Sentence

contractual

adjective
Definition of contractualnext
  • They had to fulfill their contractual obligations before they could get paid.
  • Shawver has an ideal contractual range heading into this weekend, too, which is still crazy for him.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 8 July 2021
  • Only a fool would think that signing something under that duress is a contractual obligation.
    — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • Buildings named after donors would not be subject to renaming, as donors often set contractual terms to keep their names in place for the structure's life span.
    — Ryan Faircloth, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
  • Those contractual ties had been jeopardized by a cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights.
    — Bruce Schreiner, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • Any currency that is mutually agreed upon by buyers and sellers is legal to use for all trade and contractual obligations.
    — WSJ, 8 July 2021
  • Any actual movement in conference membership is a few years down the road at this juncture due to contractual obligations – most of which involve TV rights.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
  • Here’s the thing though: If Crawford pulls out again due to a contractual issue, then Spence needs to move on.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • This led to an expansion of the client’s contractual revenue in that city.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The team did not disclose contractual terms, but it has been reported to be a five-year deal.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • Police met with a building, also living in Pepper Pike, who was apparently having a contractual dispute with the caller.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 15 July 2021
  • At the end of the day, contractual workers in our country are still helpless and voiceless.
    — Sonny Calvento, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The contractual language states that owners who try to sell the EV within the first year might not be able to buy future Teslas.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In other states, the contractual minimum hourly wage will be $23 once all of the raises called for in this new contract are phased in.
    — Michael McQuarrie, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Vowels also said the school and Gilbert were still working out the details on the coach's contractual status.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
  • In the case of MGM, many of the movies that are in the works will have some form of exclusive theatrical release because that was part of their contractual agreements.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Once all of those contractual bona fides are in place, Restoration breaks ground on their remaster.
    — Luke Winkie, Wired, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The law should uphold their contractual agreement, even though no one should ever be forced to make such an agreement.
    — Michael J. Broyde, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Attempts to get a third movie off the ground, in 2018, collapsed amid rumors of a contractual dispute between Cattrall and the studio.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • The contractual stalemate between Ngannou and the U.F.C., which most fans hoped would be resolved, is set to hang over the heavyweight division like a dark cloud.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no contractual obligations to show up or do anything for this movie.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • The utilities that buy gas from Hilcorp say they’ve been told that the company doesn’t have the gas available to meet their next contractual cycle, at least not at the moment.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2022
  • Although the person has your permission to use the card, there is no contractual responsibility to pay any of the charges on the card.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Those figures are the maximum the Kings could have offered to Monk based on contractual rules and salary cap restrictions.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
  • That was part of the ethos in 2007 when the studios at one point proposed a three-year study of new media rather than any actual contractual provisions.
    — Vulture, 2 May 2023
  • An auto loan is a contractual agreement, where you're locked in for the duration of the loan period and agree to make a certain payment each month.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Green’s contractual obligations at the time to the Sub Pop offshoot Hardly Art, leaving her looking for a next step.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2021
  • For almost $15 billion of its bonds, Russia has the contractual right to pay in rubles instead of dollars or euros.
    — Jay Newman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The dispute between the two sides centers on the union alleging Stellantis has not kept contractual obligations as part of a deal the two sides reached late last year.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other changes address how Google used various deals and contractual systems to prevent rival Android app stores from emerging.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024

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