loan shark
Example Sentences
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By charging fees that would make a loan shark blush.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
A clip of their shared cubicle scene — in which loan shark Kathy rags on Dreux’s low credit score — has captured more than 9.2 million views on Instagram since the film’s Jan. 17 release.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025
It's also worth remembering that friends and family may be the best people to spot if someone has become a victim of a loan shark.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022
Only a loan shark would dream of risking a dime on Ryan, as Keith would instantly have known.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
Again, they’d rather deal with us than with some gangster loan shark.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
