Example Sentences

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Attorney’s Office in St. Louis will loan eight prosecutors to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office to help clear a backlog homicide cases, officials from both offices said Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Chris Hemsworth will loan his voice to Prime, while Megatron will be voiced by Eternals actor Brian Tyree Henry.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

Some banks will loan you 90% of the seemingly value of your crypto, though 50% loan-to-value is more common and that appears to be the standard at SVB based on its web pages.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

The rep also said they’d like to have Lizzo perform during her visit and hope the Library of Congress will loan Madison’s crystal flute out once again so the singer can play it.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2022

“He lost his own son in war. He love his son the way I love you. But your jiichan is right, he will loan you his ox for nothing if you have nothing.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata