pawned
Example Sentences
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Gaud comes from Ghuwara, a small town in central India, and her mother once pawned her jewellery to buy one of her first cricket kits.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was named for Barney Pressman, who in 1923 pawned his wife’s ring, at her encouragement, for $500 to buy the lease of a small store on Seventh Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Migrants pawned their jewelry to pay for passage or brought their treasure to new lands.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024
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
He’d say he was going to get her a ring even fancier than the one he pawned.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
