How to Use credit card in a Sentence

credit card

noun
  • Some customers have put their bills on a credit card or have been able to pay only a portion of the total.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But these partnerships didn’t cover her bills, credit card debt and nursing school loans in the long term.
    Jennifer Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Experts weigh in Does credit card debt forgiveness hurt your credit score?
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • When the bill came, according to Murphy, Marsalek paid with a credit card made of gold.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The bottom line: Consumers with credit card debt need to be aggressive about their repayment plans.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
  • And if anyone asks you to provide a credit card number along with your application for coverage, hang up the phone.
    Virginia Valenzuela, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2023
  • That includes things like airport lounge access, credit card bonuses and upgrade algorithms.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Emhoff dug into the new wave section and used his own credit card to buy his New Order and Stone Roses finds.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Over time, a series of rate cuts should reduce the cost of borrowing across the economy, including for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Higher rent charges, rising supermarket bills and the increasing credit card debt being hoisted by many folks leave people consumed with the task of simply getting by.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Yet credit card debt hit a new high of nearly $1 trillion, a reflection of persisting inflation eating into consumers' paychecks.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Su only has one, in the form of a credit card, since last May.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • The check costs $10 payable by a valid debit or credit card.
    Scott McClallen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That hot streak never came, though, and the credit card debt piled up.
    Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2023
  • By the end of 2023, riders will be able to tap a debit or credit card as well.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The credit card was used later that morning at a meat store and a tire store.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • The funds will be deposited on a Lone Star Card, which can then be used like a credit card.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
  • The family gave her a budget, a credit card, and their blind trust.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The new rules would cap credit card late payments at $8 and overdraft charges at $3.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 5 July 2024
  • The costs of mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt have all risen in response.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The caller said one man used a credit card to buy gas before the leaving scene.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Police will not contact you over the phone and ask you for credit card numbers.
    Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • So, get those credit cards ready—here are the best mascaras on sale for the Fourth of July at Amazon.
    Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 2 July 2024
  • The man, 28, and woman, 25, were charged with felony theft due to there being credit cards inside the wallet.
    cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The Fast and Free running belt holds just the essentials: AirPods, credit cards, and keys.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2023
  • That’s evidenced by credit card debt, which is at a record high.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The device, no bigger than a credit card, had long ago succumbed to the spider web of cracks on its screen.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2023
  • For those looking to get out of credit card debt, see if a balance transfer is right for you.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Each vending machine shells out jars of flan, tiramisu and quatro leches cake with the swipe of a credit card.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Taking on credit card debt can be a very slippery slope.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023

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