How to Use incur in a Sentence

incur

verb

• What did he do to incur such wrath?
• 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
• And in both Bavaria and Hesse, all three parties of the traffic light coalition incurred losses.
  — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
• Pointing this out can incur the wrath of the president.
  — Katie Rogers, New York Times, 22 June 2018
• At the time, analysts warned that the U.S. strike was likely to incur reprisal attacks.
  — Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• And not all of those who venture outdoors may view their chances of incurring sun damage the same.
  — Karina Romero, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
• The county does not incur any expenses unless the rooms are used.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
• Over the years, tech titans have incurred costly fines in the millions, even billions at times.
  — Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
• As a result of the new agreement, the Patriots do not incur any dead money from Mills.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
• Arroyo said the clerk's office would have to buy new equipment, and incur other costs.
  — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 19 Jan. 2018
• But anything beyond that will surely incur the wrath of their boss of bosses.
  — vanityfair.com, 25 July 2017
• Quarterback Jalen Hurts scrambled 18 yards for a first down on third-and-10 in the third quarter, but both the Eagles and the Rams incurred penalties which off-set.
  — Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• As the month progressed Prince incurred more bruises and abrasions and began vomiting.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024