borrowed
Example Sentences
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Many of those fans had come from all corners of the world, and had spent or borrowed fortunes to make it, just to say: "I was there."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Manchester United have borrowed another £90m since 30 June - and confirmed they spent £191.7m on new players this summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The character seems less self-assured and more wounded than she did in the movie, making her fervently held idealistic beliefs about creative independence seem borrowed from another character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But assistance becomes substitution when the named author contributes little more than a prompt and an approval—or presents borrowed expertise, experiences or convictions as his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I sighed, changing out of my borrowed waistcoat and shirt.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
