pawned

Example Sentences

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"I pawned my mum's rings, he just took everything I had and I was diagnosed with an aneurysm and Bell's palsy."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

To cover the down payment on the small shop, they pawned Rose’s $400 engagement ring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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

I noticed she was wearing only two silver hoops in each ear, and I figured that maybe she’d pawned all the others, like her promise ring.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen