Example Sentences

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I am borrowing that idea from law professors Ryan D. Doerfler and Samuel Moyn.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

"I am borrowing from family and friends. But the prices of many drugs have gone up sharply," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

I am borrowing generously from my savings to have my dream job, but I can't see this as  being sustainable.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2015

“I am an adapter. I don’t make stuff up wholesale. The fact that I am borrowing from Chekhov lets me operate with a master in the room.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2015

Locke told me I could borrow anything in the room, and I am borrowing this.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black