become indebted
Example Sentences
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“I have never become indebted to anyone during my time in politics,” Lee said at a news conference last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
He has watched till the sun has gone down, and the streets have become indebted for their illumination solely to the gas lamps.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various
He had become indebted at Brême, he had become indebted at St. Malo; but every year he diminished his obligations.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
There was consequently no need to become indebted to peasant women for the privilege of enjoying life on this planet.
From Married by August Strindberg
To the woman-hater's mind, if a man has become indebted to a girl, honor bids him pay the debt, the sooner the better.
From Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University by Charles K. (Charles Kellogg) Field
