loan shark

Example Sentences

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"There is always some sort of control measure by the loan shark to get you to pay," he said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

By charging fees that would make a loan shark blush.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

A clip of their shared cubicle scene — in which loan shark Kathy rags on Dreux’s low credit score — has captured more than 9.2 million views on Instagram since the film’s Jan. 17 release.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

Because of these limits, banks kept interest rates between 6 and 12 percent and didn’t do much business with the poor, who in a pinch took their valuables to the pawnbroker or the loan shark.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

So she started loaning out money—a loan shark.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi