borrow

Example Sentences

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Consumers worried about losing their jobs will borrow and spend less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If fundraising stalls simultaneously, such a development could prompt a liquidity crisis and force fund managers to use their cash reserves, borrow money or sell assets to pay shareholders out and satisfy their own lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Many experts recommend that students borrow less than their projected first-year salary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But many low-income households don't have the savings to last that long and so have to borrow, incurring debt.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“I have a navy cardigan in my locker. You can borrow it at the break.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse