borrowed

Example Sentences

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My wife and I borrowed money for a down payment from my father-in-law, for our first house, and he told me that it was a gift.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

During the Getty Center’s closure, its coastal counterpart, the Getty Villa, will remain open to the public and house a special collection of works borrowed from the Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Desperate for a better life for his family, Dalip borrowed money and enrolled himself in a maritime training programme, and secured a job on a merchant ship.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In many cases these companies are the very ones that have borrowed money in the private-credit market.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

In November, John Seward put the two dog sleds from the school together, borrowed another team from the Trading Post, and entered me and my friend Julia Englet in the three-hundred-mile Ikuma—Nome Express Race.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell