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
Then, when he was so indiscreet as to become indebted to one of their number, they clapped him into prison.
From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by H. Addington (Henry Addington) Bruce
Is it not honour and reward enough that a gentleman condescends to become indebted to you?
From A Pirate of the Caribbees by C.J. de Lacy
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
Either party by violating these terms was to become indebted to the other to the amount of one hundred thousand guilders.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Paul Barron Watson
