owe
Example Sentences
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Still, he found the interest being added on to what he owed "overwhelming", and began making voluntary repayments from the get-go.
From BBC
The program owes its existence to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which funded it to the tune of $5 million.
After years of the hospital bill hanging over his head like an "ominous dark cloud", King finally felt relief when he called the hospital to pay off the rest of what he owed.
From BBC
We thought we owed him the opportunity after our criticism of his tariffs, and we’ll pay him the additional compliment of parsing his claims.
Every dark, serialized drama of the past quarter-century—and all of the comedies featuring disreputable protagonists—owe a debt to Tony Soprano and his family.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
