How to Use debt in a Sentence

debt

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  • I am deep in debt.
  • The company has run up huge debts.
  • He's been working three jobs in an attempt to get out of debt.
  • Their debts are piling up.
  • She went into debt to pay for college.
  • I'm thousands of dollars in debt.
  • He is trying to pay off gambling debts.
  • I'm worried that we will fall into debt.
  • The company was in debt but is now turning a profit.
  • Here are 3 quick ways to get rid of your card debt now.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 July 2024
  • By the time Heidi died in April 2010, the couple was deeply in debt.
    — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In 1999, the center was in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy.
    — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The next day, Ohtani said, Mizuhara told the agent the ballplayer had paid the interpreter’s debt.
    — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The courts had been in the process of seizing Acree’s home for the past year over a large debt of unpaid taxes.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In the past, politicians at least talked about our debt problem.
    — John Stossel, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024
  • And what better way to spring clean your finances than to sweep away debt?
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Joe Biden’s entire agenda on the debt ceiling was to raise it.
    — The Editors, National Review, 8 June 2023
  • His idea of debt relief for poor countries was about the future.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2023
  • Those debts far exceed the likely value of the property if the bank forced a sale.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This comes as Zaslav tries to pare down the company’s debt.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For the past year, short-term debt — or Treasury bills — have been about 20% of all outstanding debt.
    — Courtenay Brown, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The new date comes as lawmakers and the White House attempt to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
    — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 2 May 2023
  • The last 20% should go toward savings goals and paying down debt.
    — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • Two years dragged on and became four, turning a pile of tech debt into a mountain.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • If the property is sold, the proceeds of the sale would be used to satisfy DLR’s unpaid debt.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The new plan comes at a crucial moment for the 43 million people with student debt.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 June 2023
  • For those looking to get out of credit card debt, see if a balance transfer is right for you.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • For those looking to get out of credit card debt, see if a balance transfer is right for you.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The extension of the six-week-old strike plunges Boeing — which is already deeply in debt and lost another $6.2 billion in the third quarter — into more financial danger.
    — David Koenig, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Last week the airline again delayed a deadline to refinance more than $1 billion in debt until late December, giving it breathing room with its credit card processor.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024

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