How to Use debt load in a Sentence

debt load

noun
  • Does a huge new debt load make things better?
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Icahn could not be reached for comment on his debt load as of press time.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Japan already has an enormous debt load.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The company is still dealing with this debt load.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no magic number at which the debt load becomes a full-on crisis.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024
  • CoreWeave has also had to defend its spending and debt load.
    — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 June 2026
  • Those come with France’s debt load already firmly in focus.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Concerns about its debt load, which loomed large in the years leading up to Covid, have returned.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the moves were part of an effort to help pay down an enormous debt load of about $50 billion.
    — John Koblin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Page raised concerns about the city’s debt load to fund capital improvement projects.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
  • The idea was to find another investor to help clear the debt load or sell the brand altogether.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • EchoStar will use proceeds from the spectrum deals to pay down some of its $25 billion debt load.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This debt load often leaves little room for long-term savings for retirement or a home down payment.
    — Natalie Colley, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Boeing’s $52 billion debt load is big by junk issuer standards.
    — Caleb Mutua, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Paramount is currently weighed down by a heavy debt load that threatens its credit rating.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 July 2024
  • Kingdom Holding has good reasons to help X manage its debt load.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Proceeds will be used to pay down CI Financial’s hefty debt load.
    — Lauren Thomas, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
  • Shrinking the debt load has been a focal point of the airline’s executives.
    — Jordan Parker aviation, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The overall debt load is staggering, and observers say there’s a good chance Drahi may lose his empire.
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 5 Oct. 2024
  • That said, with what is expected to amount to a $79 billion debt load, job losses are inevitable.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Suppose the debt load becomes too high due to an emergency, loss of income, or other factors.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • From my perspective the business has to be considered accounting for its big debt load.
    — Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The debt load from its merger with GateHouse has also weighed on the company.
    — Katie Robertson, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • Other reports have also found a higher debt load under the Senate bill.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • Under any scenario, the federal debt load continues to climb.
    — Chris Anstey, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Research has shown that financial stress and debt load are leading to an increase in students dropping out of college.
    — Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The company’s massive debt load and ongoing legal battles have further pushed it to the brink.
    — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, the company has been struggling to control its huge debt load and has prioritized cost-cutting.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The nation's total debt load has almost doubled during that time to $31 trillion.
    — Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • That’s the highest debt load of any generation, Lending Tree found.
    — Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025

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