Example Sentences

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Collector Michael Shaw had loaned the slippers out to the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, when they were stolen in 2005.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

Bristol Police Officer Zachary Levine testified Tuesday that UConn police scanned the license plate that day of the vehicle his girlfriend had loaned him.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Last October, Raiffeisen said it had loaned more than 600 million euros to customers, mainly in Russia and Belarus, who have since been sanctioned.

From Reuters • May 23, 2023

Hyun-ok recognized her sister, whose body was badly decomposed, from an article of clothing: a light-blue “cardigan” that a friend had loaned to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Grabbing a pile of art-supplies he had loaned Jeremy the week before, he stormed out of the room.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville