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

It said energy customers on repayment plans owed £1,000 less on average than those in debt who were without.

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

FedEx Freight is expected to end the year with about $4 billion in debt, or about 2.5 times estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“I need it so much. I’m dreadfully in debt, and it won’t be my turn to have the rag money for a month.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott