lent

Example Sentences

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The design of the school, which already had separate areas for the youngest pupils, "lent itself really well to a pilot", added head teacher Jason Hicks.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The candidates must also have raised, contributed or lent to their campaigns at least $1 million, based on publicly available data from the California secretary of state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Some of the dynamics that we’re seeing in touring recently as well as…the relationships that we have built along the way lent themselves to entering that space,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

China lent Kenya $9.7 billion between 2000 and 2019, according to the Chinese Loans to Africa Database by Boston University, with around half of that going to the railway.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Now Geyer asked to borrow a shovel, and Ryves returned with the same one he had lent the tenant.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson