in debt
Example Sentences
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Forbes tallied Jim Justice’s net worth to be as much as $1.9 billion until 2021; more recently, it declared him “broke” and facing $1 billion in debt.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
"I could afford my bills before, but I'm really struggling now. I've never been in debt before," she told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
To keep busy, Trump insiders are facilitating negotiations between bondholders and the Rodríguez clan to restructure more than $150 billion in debt owed by the government and the state-owned oil company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Even though they manage to cover car payments, house payments and bills, they’re always in debt and have no real savings to speak of.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
They were penniless, so deep in debt that they were all but buried alive by it, only for the butcher to offer a hand, and a house, and food enough for them all.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
