pawned

Example Sentences

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To raise the funds, police said, some pawned their family assets while others borrowed the money from the employers.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Migrants pawned their jewelry to pay for passage or brought their treasure to new lands.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

He pawned the guns, according to court records.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

I went in and asked the clerk if anyone had pawned a Tiffany watch and about 200 CDs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Nathan remembered Nali’s sadness when she pawned her jewelry, when she sold her own mom’s rug.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young