creditor

Example Sentences

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So will the new money for many of China’s debtors in the developing world, where it’s the largest creditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

As Glutality’s sole secured creditor, Insulin Care has priority on any cash recovered during the bankruptcy process.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Kerr is listed in Delaware bankruptcy documents as the company’s largest creditor — owed $630,000 — although that is listed as disputed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

“Some trusts are designed to protect beneficiaries from unforeseen circumstances, such as creditor claims or financial mismanagement,” the law firm says.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler