How to Use loaner in a Sentence

loaner

noun
Definition of loanernext
  • The car he's driving is a loaner. His own car was damaged in an accident.
  • It's got top-notch loaner rods by G. Loomis, and Simms waders and boots.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Recently when Soares’s car was in the shop, he was stuck with a loaner for six weeks.
    — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022
  • There’s a 1,000-foot gym, a fleet of public loaner bikes and yoga mats in each room.
    — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2018
  • As for my weight, only the loaner Apple Watch knows that.
    — Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Plus, this location has three bars and a golf course and loaner bikes for overnight guests.
    — oregonlive, 29 June 2023
  • The permit, which can come with a loaner cat trap, is valid for up to three weeks and can be renewed by phone.
    — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • For servicing, a valet picks the car up at home or work and a loaner is left behind.
    — Tom Voelk, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2016
  • Police said the Hyundai was used as a loaner car and returned to the dealership April 18.
    — Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2017
  • This was a loaner from Coy, who’d promised that the horse was gentler than the burro Christ rode into Jerusalem.
    — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • It’s my last evening back in Edinburgh, and the gents don their finest tweeds and wow me with a loaner vintage gown.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Our all-wheel-drive test loaner with manual had a curb weight of 3,296 pounds.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • That kind of loyalty should, at the very least, earn her a loaner tiara and a seat next to a foxy foreign prince (not Philip).
    — Erin Donnelly, Marie Claire, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There are more bikes on the streets now — a lot more bikes, thanks to all of the programs to make loaner bikes and electric bikes available for rent.
    — Caille Millner, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018
  • Does the shop offer a loaner car, or is there a rental service on-site or nearby?
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Many were loaners from other agencies and have been sent back.
    — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Take off on one of the loaner bikes and pedal to the nearby town of Guerneville for lunch, or grab an inner tube for a lazy float down the river.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The valet will leave a Lincoln of equal or greater value to use as a loaner and then return the owner’s car when the work is finished.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 May 2018
  • The loaner produced a homer and three hits in the first game Ozuna used it, and another homer in his first at-bat Wednesday.
    — Ap, USA TODAY, 1 June 2017
  • If that person is on the trail within a hundred or so miles of Asheville, Gross will drive to hand off that loaner in person.
    — Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 7 June 2018
  • Davis took the car for engine repairs to an FCA dealership, which did not give him a loaner.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Young added 50 loaner cars to his fleet so customers who do come in for service can return home.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The Knights provide loaners to new students for the first month, but its wise to bring extra batteries.
    — Sol Neelman, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2013
  • An eclectic array of items inside ranges from CD players and iPads to a loaner ukulele.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • An employee said a man dropped off his car for service May 6 and received a loaner.
    — cleveland, 21 May 2021
  • Plus, the Airbnb has off-road parking along with loaner bikes, beach chairs and umbrellas, and surfboards and bodyboards.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
  • Many ice rinks are open, but some warming houses (which often have loaner skates) are closed.
    — Star Tribune, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The house comes equipped with things kids need, like a bathtub, unbreakable plates, twin beds in a sleeping loft and, for wee ones, a high chair and loaner Pack ’n Play.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Preaker and Cohle are loaners who pour their lives into these cases.
    — Samantha Leach, Glamour, 8 July 2018
  • The passenger could then file a claim with the airline, receive a loaner wheelchair or scooter with certain customizations.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024

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