owing

Example Sentences

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She wanted the home in Arizona while he’d take the others, resulting in him owing her about $10 million in the divorce because of the differing property values, investigators wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Tehran already had a water shortage before the war owing to the regime’s mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Close Brothers has cut hundreds of jobs owing to its exposure to the compensation scheme.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Quicker to send and less expensive than a bank transfer, cryptocurrencies are difficult to trace owing also to loopholes in global regulations, he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"It's like the bread. How I never seem to get over owing you for that," I say.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins