lent

Example Sentences

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To see McClain through the latest overdrafts, Rabo lent another $4.5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The bank had lent to a private-credit-fund-linked special purpose vehicle which had on-lent to the defaulted borrower.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Now they comprise just a part of the $2 trillion lent by credit funds to investment grade borrowers, data center builders and power companies.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"The biggest thing that surprised me was the aggressive marketing that went with it. There was more aggressive marketing that lent itself to the potential of more aggressive wagering. That's where harm tends to ensue."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Hale had always insisted that Roan, one of his closest friends, had made him the beneficiary because he had lent Roan a lot of money over the years.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann