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

Congress lent $1.5 million alongside other subscribers to create a World’s Fair that would generate revenue, showcase American progress and promote national unity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

Berkshire also lent more than $1.5 billion to Seritage, a loan that is nearly paid off.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Once we lent her the money, until she paid us back she couldn’t chase us away from her house.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah