Example Sentences

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"If the company fails… it will fail because of an advertiser boycott. And that will be what bankrupts the company." he said.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

“If it so happens that it bankrupts or puts these individuals and entities in financial peril, so be it.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

The fight almost bankrupts the rural town of Shelby, Mont., which borrows heavily to stage it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2020

The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2020

The customer who plays zero-sum games against them may win from time to time but never systematically, and never so spectacularly that he bankrupts the casino.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis