become indebted
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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
When did the world become indebted to you?
From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Younger, Cole
Abandoned by the Habsburgs, and desirous of escaping from the increasing power of Bern, Fribourg in 1452 finally submitted to the count of Savoy, to whom it had become indebted for vast sums of money.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
There was consequently no need to become indebted to peasant women for the privilege of enjoying life on this planet.
From Married by Strindberg, August
Fortune has been of late to adverse to her, And she's become indebted to such numbers, I fear she can no more appear in publick, But must retire, unless your goodness serves her.
From The Female Gamester A Tragedy by Howard, Gorges Edmond