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
He has watched till the sun has gone down, and the streets have become indebted for their illumination solely to the gas lamps.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various
Then, when he was so indiscreet as to become indebted to one of their number, they clapped him into prison.
From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by H. Addington (Henry Addington) Bruce
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 Stanley Waterloo
There was consequently no need to become indebted to peasant women for the privilege of enjoying life on this planet.
From Married by August Strindberg
