Example Sentences

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Concerns have grown around student debt after a decision by the UK government was made to freeze the threshold at which some English graduates start repaying loans.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"I'm repaying in instalments, but the debt is not going down."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This relationship suggests the seals may be repaying a lingering oxygen debt accumulated during diving and hunting trips.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

I’m not clear why you have to borrow the money if you intend on repaying it within two years; if you do have accessible cash, you could try borrowing against your existing house.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“See how you do, repaying the wicked? That’s not right, Ma.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia