How to Use indebted in a Sentence

indebted

adjective
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  • The song is heavily indebted to the world of Latin hip-hop.
    — Suzette Fernandez, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Next to those three and the UK, the US is actually the least indebted.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 20 June 2024
  • She is indebted to Michael Townsend, park ranger at Wrangell-St.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The suit did not make clear how the commission was indebted.
    — Howard Koplowitz, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Tony brought so much to the table and I’ll be forever indebted to him for that.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2022
  • For this, every writer who is not the default — that is, the straight white male — is indebted to her.
    — Malavika Kannan, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Tennessee still will be one of the least indebted states in the country.
    — Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 18 June 2020
  • The tiny Mediterranean country of about 5 million people is one the most indebted in the world.
    — Bassam Hatoum and Bilal Hussein, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2020
  • But in the indebted, over-spending world of soccer, such plans have a habit of failing.
    — David Hellier, Fortune, 6 July 2021
  • Ruby is the one who completes the spy mission since she is indebted to William.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Her trek to stardom was indebted to her unique singing voice that could adapt to nearly any genre.
    — Malak Saleh, CNN, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet, from 1969, is most indebted to pop art.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 Feb. 2020
  • In a tribute blog, pro Phil Hellmuth said the game is indebted to Sexton.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
  • United improved towards the end of the first half but was still indebted to De Gea for a smart stop from Jordan Ayew.
    — Paul Gittings, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Is there anything else at play — like, does your boyfriend feel indebted to his parents?
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Is there anything else at play - like, does your boyfriend feel indebted to his parents?
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • For their service—for their lives—we are indebted, and we are obliged to pay our debts to those who sacrificed.
    — John McCain, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Frohnhoefer does not feel indebted to Musk and is in no rush to return the machine.
    — WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023
  • He and Becky raised three children, all of whom are indebted to him for his life lessons, where school was never out of session.
    — courant.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • And for him, that tradition is greatly indebted to James Reese Europe’s bands in the 1910s.
    — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The high cost of living is one reason young people are so indebted.
    — Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Their indebted widows must now join forces to pull off their own heist and forge a future for themselves.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Many are shuttered, indebted and struggling to pull through the lockdown.
    — Jill Ward, Bloomberg.com, 1 June 2020
  • To cover the high cost of living, Chileans are greatly indebted.
    — Pascale Bonnefoy, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The art collection of Charles II is also indebted to the pieces that once belonged to his father.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The city opened its arms and welcomed me and my family as one of its own and for that I am forever indebted.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 15 Jan. 2021
  • It’s not just the lyrics that rely on Christianity: the sound of the album is deeply indebted to the church, with whirring organs driving many of the beats.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The most indebted major economy at present, Italy, has net debt just 120% of GDP.
    — Paul Kiernan, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2018
  • They were also indebted to the right substitutions being made at the right time.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • The exploits of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. left the Philippines deeply indebted, impoverished and a poster child for political corruption.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

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