accepting a loan

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

To scrape by, he has turned to selling off his possessions on an internet auction site and accepting a loan from a friend.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

He offered an explanation on Twitter: “I made a mistake last year by accepting a loan from a family friend I’ve known since the summer before my freshman year at OSU,” he tweeted.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2019

After the school’s announcement, Young wrote on Twitter that he “made a mistake last year by accepting a loan from a family friend I’ve known since the summer before my freshman year at OSU.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2019

Then he explained the McGovern practice of accepting a loan and putting aside one-fourth of gifts to begin repaying the loan within two weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of her troubles was the difference arising between her and her husband, the humiliation of his accepting a loan from me, and my love, which distracts her mind and troubles her peace.

From Without Dogma by Sienkiewicz, Henryk