Example Sentences

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The deal will be funded with $20 million in cash and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, which will accrue 5% in annual interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Emanuel has some forthright opinions about where the value from sports and entertainment will accrue in this new era.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

According to the DHSC, this sum will accrue interest at 8% per year from Thursday until it is fully paid.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Supporters of a single-payer model find fault with the existing healthcare system that leaves many patients paying astronomical co-pays and some haunted by fear of the debt they will accrue from medical procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

For life each day is nearer unto death; and the greater the time that is wasted in delays, the less the advantage that will accrue to me.

From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)