lent
Example Sentences
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Rather than convert their mountain of trade-surplus dollars into yen, which would have driven the yen higher still, they lent the dollars back to the country they had earned them from.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Tyson lent his name to the academy for $1 a year, has appeared at ceremonies for the school and given motivational speeches to students.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The setlist lent heavily on tracks from the album, including Some Might Say and Champagne Supernova.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In the same year as “Donnie Darko,” Chase lent her voice to the American dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s tender “Spirited Away,” voicing its protagonist Chihiro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
We dared not use the main road north, but logging-roads lent their direction to us sometimes for a while, and as the forest was kept clear of fallen trees and undergrowth we got on well.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
