pawned
Example Sentences
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She has noted that he is difficult to manage, so I figured she just pawned him off on me now that the company has scaled up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kilroe, being the veteran executive he was, did the obvious: He pawned the request onto someone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
To raise the funds, police said, some pawned their family assets while others borrowed the money from the employers.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
It was named for Barney Pressman, who in 1923 pawned his wife’s ring, at her encouragement, for $500 to buy the lease of a small store on Seventh Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
The following day they pawned some of Granny’s meager belongings.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
