How to Use borrow in a Sentence
borrow
verb- He borrowed the book from the library.
- Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors?
- I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend.
- The twins often borrow each other's clothes.
- She borrowed the technique from local artisans.
- The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.
- She borrowed $20 from me.
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The three stayed in the truck, while Shaw borrowed a bike to try to get to his home.
— Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Bring your own rod and reel or borrow one from the hosts.
— cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022 -
Those who do buy won’t be able to borrow as much, which will knock prices.
— Anna Cooban, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022 -
That said, Double Chicken Please seems to borrow more from the art world than the speakeasy down the street.
— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Thanks to the team-up with CNN, Channel 4 can borrow their data feeds through the night.
— Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 -
And just one year ago, to borrow a phrase from Ron Burgundy, that seemed like kind of a big deal.
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024 -
To borrow from Shakespeare: Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023 -
In the movie, Gosling’s character borrows the truck from the set of the film that Blunt’s Jody is directing.
— Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024 -
In last week’s episode, threat of illness at the ranch led John to borrow money to move the herds south for the winter.
— Mike Rose, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023 -
My wife has already asked to borrow the device, which is kind of big news in our home.
— Scott Kramer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 -
How many books were borrowed last year and which were the most popular?
— Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024 -
Instead of borrowing, the McCaskeys could sell shares in the team.
— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024 -
The report also includes, for the first time, money the city plans to borrow to pay for projects.
— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Cash-short banks were still lining up this week to borrow money from the Fed.
— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Users can borrow a car for as little as an hour and up to two days and use their phones to unlock and start the cars.
— The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022 -
Jacob Oden’s future is so bright, to borrow a phrase, he’s gotta wear shades.
— Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2023 -
At the beginning of the year, the U.S. government would have paid you 0.4% to borrow money from you for the next 12 months.
— Stacy Francis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Some of the Quest 3’s specs and tech are borrowed from the Pro; others are natural upgrades from the three-year-old Quest 2.
— David Pierce, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Guests can borrow kayaks and paddleboards, swim, or simply lounge on the beach and enjoy the sun.
— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023 -
To put all the money on the screen by making, borrowing and stealing.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024 -
Grab your skates or borrow some onsite and roll with two live DJs, vendors, food trucks and more.
— Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023 -
That's the amount the federal government can borrow to pay its bills.
— ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024 -
The ability to manage fiat on-chain, swap assets, borrow, lend, and spend both crypto and fiat—all without a bank—marks a seismic shift.
— Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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