become indebted
Example Sentences
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“I have never become indebted to anyone during my time in politics,” Lee said at a news conference last month.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
The returned letter was one which he had sent enclosing a check to a Dr. Hartley, to whom he had become indebted for professional services at one time.
From The Wolf's Long Howl by Waterloo, Stanley
There are indeed few great poets who have not in some way become indebted to the inexhaustible treasure of Boccaccio’s creativeness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
He had become indebted at Brême, he had become indebted at St. Malo; but every year he diminished his obligations.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
When did the world become indebted to you?
From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Younger, Cole
