lent

Example Sentences

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The bank had lent to a private-credit-fund-linked special purpose vehicle which had on-lent to the defaulted borrower.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Now they comprise just a part of the $2 trillion lent by credit funds to investment grade borrowers, data center builders and power companies.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Can Plaid over the next few years convert those who lent their vote this time around into long-term supporters, and build a base for the party across the country?

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In the late 1990s, makers of telecom equipment like Lucent and Nortel lent billions of dollars to their customers to buy more equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Apples piled high, some lent their aroma to the air from where they dried in the sun on the lean-to roofs and others as they bubbled into jellies and jams.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya