pawn
Example Sentences
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They may turn to pawn transactions and other informal borrowing arrangements.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Andre Harris is a pawn in a debate that has car buffs across Maryland revved up: What should qualify as a historic vehicle?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Blaming China for taking the deal we offered is like blaming the pawn shop for buying your watch.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also insisted Europe was "not a pawn, but a sovereign actor, with its own interests and values."
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
He couldn’t even get a bunch of junky old jars to a pawn shop without ruining them.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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