Example Sentences

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Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz had borrowed against their stakes in Blue Owl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

One X user jokingly wondered if he had borrowed the jacket.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

The trust went into administration in 2023, months after it had borrowed £1m of public funds from the city council to plug the gap.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

I had assumed that Dr. Pat Knapp was a man and that his mother had borrowed the car.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg