owe

Example Sentences

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She eventually manages to outlive him, fueled by a burning vengeance to take what’s owed to her, even if it means sacrificing everything.

From Salon

Most companies aren’t cutting workers en masse, but they also aren’t hiring at a brisk pace owing to a variety of concerns, including uncertainty over how tariffs will affect their bottom lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I think we owe them a few more answers before we can ask anybody to firmly commit."

From Barron's

Within about three weeks, he’d received almost all of the money he was owed by Progressive.

From Los Angeles Times

“Agencies owe a duty to the public to be more proactive and more transparent, even than the bare minimum letter of the law might allow them to get away with,” Loy said.

From Los Angeles Times