How to Use lien in a Sentence

lien

noun
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  • The state placed liens on the restaurant to collect the debt.
    — Robert Anglen, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Because the loan is backed by the lien on your car, the risk for the lender is low.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The down payment loan comes in the form of a second lien loan.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • The bidder may bid in excess of the tax due to secure the lien.
    — al, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The state has filed a lien against Vysk for half of the claims, which total almost $8,100.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 23 June 2018
  • Under law, once an item is sold, it is sold free of a lender’s lien.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Keach said the lien is not likely to disrupt the city purchase.
    — Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • For the sale to go through the buyer and seller must agree to pay off the fraudulent lien.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • At the end of the day, what the creditor ends up with is a lien on that interest.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Dawn King [reading from papers]: This is the pile of liens that Robert had against him.
    — CBS News, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Rogers-O’Brien wants the court’s OK to proceed with a foreclosure of its lien.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
  • There are lot more folks who are entrenched in their own little lien-tos in the woods, Thall said.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Investors buy the liens, fail to collect on the debt, give up, and the property winds up back in the tax sale.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Their attorneys have since bowed out and filed liens against the heirs' claims with the estate.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2019
  • Once a mobile-home tax lien is purchased, the buyer owns the home and can evict the tenants.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 12 July 2019
  • The city would pay for the demolition, and the cost would then be placed as a lien against the mortgage holder.
    — Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Matt Keyes, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, made hay out of the tax lien in a statement.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The city then bills the owners for the cost, and attaches a tax lien if necessary.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 22 July 2021
  • Woodward and Liam are some of the many who face eviction because of a lien system that is still in flux.
    — Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Selling a car with a lien on it requires some extra steps.
    — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The bank will either possess the title or be listed as the lien holder.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
  • In January, the contractors filed liens against the project.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Nous sommes mobilisés sur place en lien étroit avec le @dioceseParis.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2019
  • The chain closed stores in March, a year after IRS liens of $5 million were filed against the parent company.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 15 May 2018
  • But the property owner does have the lien on the land for the cost of the demolition and debris removal.
    — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 24 May 2018
  • Oaktree is a big investor in Claire’s second-lien debt.
    — Becky Yerak, WSJ, 9 July 2018
  • There were lawsuits, judgments and liens galore on the eight-bedroom place.
    — Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 8 May 2018
  • There was a lien put on the project 20 some odd years ago when Kushner-Locke had it under option.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Consumers can use lien waivers to confirm and track that all bills are being paid as the project progresses.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • By law, the assessor must annually enroll either a property’s Prop. 13 value or its current market value on the lien date (January 1), whichever is less.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024

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