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
When did the world become indebted to you?
From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Younger, Cole
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 Bruce, H. Addington (Henry Addington)
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 Waterloo, Stanley
Many persons had become indebted to him beyond their ability to pay.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.