pawned

Example Sentences

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Kilroe, being the veteran executive he was, did the obvious: He pawned the request onto someone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

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

We could’ve pawned the chain and paid the light bill.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas