lent

Example Sentences

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The pounding music and disco lights lent a sense of occasion to the first action of this year's Games in the high-end Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo.

From BBC

He wasn’t very talkative, but we became friends because we sat together, and I lent him books.

From Literature

And an “absolutely tectonic meltdown” for those “expensive” software/SaaS players — highly valued by markets for both their high growth and their fat margins— has meant the credit worries are moving onto the companies that lent those software companies money, he said.

From MarketWatch

Forlorn but oddly hopeful, Sally became the film’s most empathetic character, thanks in part to the depth that O’Hara lent to the sort-of animated rag doll.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday, analysts suggested fast-money traders taking profits at month’s end or banks shielding themselves from the impact of sudden declines could have also lent momentum to the selloff.

From The Wall Street Journal