How to Use incur in a Sentence
incur
verb- What did he do to incur such wrath?
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Since when do publicly traded corporations not incur harm when their stock price plunges?
— WSJ, 18 July 2022 -
But the financial losses incurred by consumers on these apps – either through fraud or scams – have also increased.
— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Students may incur significant out-of-pocket costs to see a therapist.
— Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 21 July 2022 -
The company expects to incur expenses of $1 million in the third quarter from the layoffs.
— Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 -
Other researchers, however, warned that serious costs are likely to be incurred as a result of the disaster.
— Tommy Greene, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024 -
The program covers additional costs ranchers may incur to haul water or move livestock to better grazing pastures.
— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 25 July 2022 -
Locals tend to view the students as full-fledged doctors — and that leads to situations in which the newcomers can incur wrath of the community when a patient can’t be saved.
— Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 -
Earnings above those caps aren’t subject to Social Security taxes but still incur levies for Medicare.
— Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024 -
For those who are not on an unlimited messaging plan, each text can incur a cost, and purchasing subscription services to limit the messages may not be feasible.
— Zachary Smith, cleveland, 23 July 2022 -
Moore II, 26, participated in the team's mandatory minicamp this summer rather than incur fines.
— The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2022 -
Veterinary bill amount includes expenses incurred in the first 30 days after initial diagnosis.
— Essence, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Spencer said the city will not incur costs from the lawsuit.
— Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023 -
The deaths and injuries were incurred in the line of duty.
— Fox News, 26 Nov. 2019 -
That cost should be weighed against the costs incurred with the program.
— Jeremy Schafer, STAT, 12 Nov. 2019 -
The bank expects to incur about $170 million in costs from the process.
— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 -
Some went to pay back damages incurred in the clean-up.
— Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2019 -
Once the points are used, the card issuer incurs an expense.
— Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 13 July 2018 -
Even so, the branch will waive late fees incurred during the closure.
— Karen Huppertz, ajc, 30 Mar. 2018 -
Your business will also incur new costs as a part of the process.
— Chris Perry, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 -
But the fear is not just about incurring the wrath of activist voters.
— Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017 -
There are no revenues this year while most of the costs have already been incurred.
— Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2020 -
If they are not paid on time, penalties may be incurred.
— Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Trump did incur some legal costs from more than a dozen law firms.
— Rachel Shorey, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021 -
The increase is intended to help offset the costs the driver incurs to own and drive its car in the city.
— Natasha Bach, Fortune, 3 July 2018 -
The video does not mention what, if any, injuries were incurred by the suspect.
— Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023 -
These risks will continue to haunt us and incur costs that will keep adding up.
— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024 -
States and cities say their budgets are strained from the costs incurred as a result of the opioid crisis.
— Washington Post, 1 May 2018 -
Trees over six feet need to be cut in half and each half not in the cart will incur the additional fee.
— oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021 -
Turns out, the hot dog had caused me to overdraft my account, incurring a $30 fine.
— Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2020
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