paid

Example Sentences

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In a statement responding to the president’s post, it said it has received 13,700 claims, paid out $5.7 billion and expects total payments could reach $7 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The first people to feel the impact will be those born between 6 April and 5 May, 1960, who will have to wait an extra month before they are paid a pension.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Another spends her time learning at home, with the help of a tutor, all paid for with scholarship money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They could end up nursing a grudge that they paid $200 a night for a space that resembles a dingy roadside motel rather than a boutique experience.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The Payable To space beside the sum was blank, but I knew it had been paid to the Blythes.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu