On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Borrow. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as acquire or lend and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Borrow in a sentence
Related words
Borrow meaning
- To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- To receive money from a bank or other lender under the agreement that the lender will be paid back over time.
- To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
Example sentences (20)
Ask your friends to borrow some of them for the house move to save money and limit the amount of garbage you produce.
Raising the nation’s debt limit, now $31 trillion, ensures Treasury can borrow to pay already incurred US debts.
Since I didn't have any trips coming up for a while, I let my mom borrow this suitcase for a quick trip she had.
Chalmers accused the Coalition of demanding the government “borrow even more” saying that Labor inherited “$1tn in debt”.
His actions went undetected as he was able to borrow enough money to redeem the pawned jewellery before scheduled audits.
New for this year are sit-on skate aids which are free to borrow for those who want extra support on the ice.
He said the Government could borrow to fund the cost of this delivery and create genuinely affordable homes.
A default can result in credit rating downgrades, making it more expensive for the U.S. government to borrow in the future.
Prajapati was under the impression that Raja belonged to a wealthy family and hence, would frequently borrow money from him.
So that's almost double the national debt, certainly almost triple what we actually borrow at the public level," Laffey said.
As part of efforts to restore confidence, US regulators also unveiled a new way for banks to borrow emergency funds in a crisis.
Last year and this year our fields didn’t produce enough, so I had to buy food for the first time, but I needed to borrow money.
It turns out that even at 0% interest rates…if you borrow money, you eventually need to pay it back.
The U.S. government is edging closer to a June 1 deadline where it could run out of cash unless Congress allows it to borrow more.
A new Fed program will allow banks to post certain high-quality securities as collateral and borrow from a government emergency fund.
It will impact America’s ability to borrow money, causing a ripple effect on the global economy.
The Bears are in the midst of “lean years,” to borrow from Beane, and what they do this offseason will shape a path to greener pastures.
From extant practice, governments in Nigeria simply make a decision to borrow because they need finances which are not available to them.
Afghanistan have been, to borrow the reference Morocco coach Walid Regrarui used to describe his team, the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup.
If and when Monster Hunter World 2 releases, there are mechanics that the new game should (and shouldn't) borrow from Monster Hunter Rise.
Common combinations with borrow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to borrow 126×
- borrow money 27×
- can borrow 17×
- borrow from 17×
- borrow the 11×
- borrow to 9×
- borrow and 9×
- borrow up 8×
- borrow million 6×
- borrow it 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word borrow. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.