owe

Example Sentences

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In constructing this ranking, we owe a heavy debt to the work of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Suspecting she’d owe the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars, she dreaded filing her taxes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“I owe it all to the ’94 World Cup.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After FMQs, Swinney told reporters that he did not know how much the party may owe the tax authorities, but said he was "very confident" it would have the funds to make any repayments.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Yes. And that should lead you to consider your responsibility as a business head. You owe your employees that consideration.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen