borrowed

Example Sentences

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If banks and other financial institutions have borrowed too much and don’t have enough capital, a rise in interest rates can place them in peril.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Desperate for a better life for his family, Dalip borrowed money and enrolled himself in a maritime training programme, and secured a job on a merchant ship.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Not only are Koreans trading like crazy, but they appear, to the consternation of some analysts, to be trading like crazy on borrowed money.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Sir Keir had initially tried to set out how moving ID verification online could reduce current issues with the use of fake documents and borrowed National Insurance numbers being used by illegal workers.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Then he breaks into a song, borrowed from a psalm, a tune so sad tears come to all of our eyes.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar