borrowed

Example Sentences

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Under the rule, brokerages had to flag customers who were especially active traders and force them to hold more capital—at least if they wanted to place trades using borrowed money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Student, Emma Harrow, borrowed a sewing machine to teach herself to make alterations to clothes.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Since May 2025, Alphabet has already borrowed over $85 billion, across six currencies.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Some will feel too clever, too online or too obviously borrowed from the other side.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

I flipped back a few pages in the ledger, and my gaze fell on a pair of entries: four hundred dollars borrowed from the Chinese Benevolent Association and four hundred paid out.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu