How to Use on loan in a Sentence

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  • The prints are on loan from the Huntsville Museum of Art.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • More than a few of the pictures in that show are on loan from Washington.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The nation, in a gesture of goodwill, had been sending pandas on loan to the U.S. for more than 50 years.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Horan, who is on loan to Lyon from the Thorns, blew kisses to the crowd after scoring.
    — Anne M. Peterson, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were on loan for a research and breeding program.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2024
  • At times, Léger would borrow a nice bag from a friend or on loan from another store just to post a photo of it.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Two Damien Hirst artworks, on loan from the collection of Diego Marroquin, hang on the sloped walls.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 14 June 2023
  • Two Damien Hirst artworks, on loan from the collection of Diego Marroquin, hang on the sloped walls.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 14 June 2023
  • The former is on loan from the work’s owner, while the latter will be up for sale during the exhibition.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • Most of the contemporary art is on loan and will likewise be replaced by other pieces in the future.
    — Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Chelsea paid £11m to sign Felix on loan in the first place and would be required to stump up around £88m to land the attacker on a permanent basis.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • The hairstyle showed off her stunning emerald statement earrings, which were on loan from the Queen herself.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
  • One of them is on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • Many are on loan from their (private) owners, while other pieces — and the jewelry outside the vault — were cut by Procop.
    — Julia Carmel, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Last year, though, China rescinded those on loan, not only from the U.S. but also from zoos in Scotland.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • Horan, 29, joins Lyon on a full transfer after spending one season with the club on loan.
    — oregonlive, 22 June 2023
  • Navarro was an exciting prospect from Brazil coming to Colorado on loan around this time last season.
    — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 30 July 2024
  • Inter’s two most valuable assets, the forward Romelu Lukaku, now returned to the club on loan, and the defender Achraf Hakimi, left anyway.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • In fact, with Stanisic leaving on loan last summer, Bayern was forced to sign Sacha Boey as a replacement this winter in a deal worth more than $30 million.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • That total doesn’t include officials who are working at the White House who are on loan from other agencies.
    — Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The table outlining the fees based on loan to value ratio and credit score have been posted by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • These fossils are on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2024
  • Artworks on loan from historically Black institutions will make the show one of the largest surveys of the era in nearly 40 years.
    — Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For Zuhair and his family – among the more than half of Lebanese people who have fallen under the poverty line for the first time in their lives – survival today means living in a house on loan from a friend.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Felix, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid, suffered a sprain of a ligament in his right ankle at the end of January and wasn't expected to be back so soon.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Antony was previously on loan at Arouca from Brazilian club Joinville.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2023
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling on loan forgiveness will likely add to borrowers’ mental health and debt concerns.
    — Katie Coss, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
  • Don’t wait until the last minute A multi-year pause on loan payments means lots of people are going to be reaching out to their servicer to get information.
    — Paco De Leon, refinery29.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Four of them are outcasts currently playing their football elsewhere on loan.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, Osimhen bizarrely joined Galatasaray on loan following a political tussle between the player and the Serie A club.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024

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