borrowing

Example Sentences

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Borrowing language from an earlier case, Justice William Douglas argued that giving “untrammeled discretion” to the judge or jury to make sentencing decisions in capital cases was “offensive to … the Constitution.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Borrowing from the political scientist Robert Leiken, Mr. Salam describes as “adversarial assimilation” the absence of gratitude toward America that marks many contemporary young immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, fell £19.8bn to £132bn in the year to March, the Office for National Statistics said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Borrowing costs are higher and vehicles are on average more expensive, Edmunds said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“The way I use the bonfire, as a conduit. Borrowing energy from the fire. You don’t have anything like that, you work only with yourself?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern