Example Sentences

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By then, investors had been heavily shorting Avis, meaning they were borrowing shares and selling them at market prices on a bet they could buy them back at a cheaper price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

On Monday, banking trade body UK Finance said first-time buyers were borrowing through mortgages that lasted an average of 31 years, compared with 28 years a decade ago.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

AXA Investment Managers Chief Economist Gilles Moec noted small and big U.S. banks were borrowing heavily and holding onto cash, citing Fed data showing bank asset and liability positions as of March 15.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

As of Wednesday, banks were borrowing $53.7 billion, according to the Fed data.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Almost as if I were borrowing Jasper’s strange extra sense, I could feel Alice’s wild — though well-concealed — desperation to have me out of the room, to be alone with Jasper.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer