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Examples of owing in a Sentence
there's one bill still owing
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However, authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.
—Jason Gutierrez, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
However, the authorities then accused Rappler of owing taxes on that transaction.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
Imagine owing, say, $40,000 on a credit card, and being charged, say, 20% on it —many people owe more than that, and many cards charge more than that, too.
—Dallas News, 20 Nov. 2022
But her years in office were marked with both personal tragedy – her son Sanjay died shortly into her second stint – and turbulence, owing, in part, to a war with Pakistan, droughts, famine and an economic crisis.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
The proposition before this house is the principle of owing reparations ...
—Nikhil Kumar, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022
And that would mean owing hundreds of dollars for most borrowers.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
As my colleague Shawn Tully described in February, the offering that was eerily similar to the 2000s Conseco insurance disaster, where employees were left owing hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 June 2022
But they can still be evicted for other reasons, such as causing a nuisance or owing rent beyond what the assistance covered.
—Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 5 July 2022
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“Owing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owing. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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owing
adjective
ow·ing
ˈō-iŋ
: due to be paid : owed
have bills owing
claim no more than is owing
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