How to Use incur in a Sentence

incur

verb
  • What did he do to incur such wrath?
  • Trump did incur some legal costs from more than a dozen law firms.
    — Rachel Shorey, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • That cost should be weighed against the costs incurred with the program.
    — Jeremy Schafer, STAT, 12 Nov. 2019
  • But these achievements need to be weighed against the costs incurred in the process.
    — Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Plaintiff has incurred half as much.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Your business will also incur new costs as a part of the process.
    — Chris Perry, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • No late fees will be incurred at this time, according to the city.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
  • Some of that might well be down to the charges incurred for anyone using them.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • The curtains are open again, and Siegfried incurs a fine of one pound.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
  • These risks will continue to haunt us and incur costs that will keep adding up.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Even so, the branch will waive late fees incurred during the closure.
    — Karen Huppertz, ajc, 30 Mar. 2018
  • No late fees will be charged for charges incurred during the shutdown.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There are no revenues this year while most of the costs have already been incurred.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2020
  • This year, the fine incurred by a team like the Gamecocks would be even greater.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The planet has incurred a watery debt.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the fear is not just about incurring the wrath of activist voters.
    — Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
  • What costs did their families incur over the past decade in pursuit of this dream?
    — Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The video does not mention what, if any, injuries were incurred by the suspect.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • Willis said the charges were incurred in the last quarter of 2024.
    — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Every business will incur bank fees.
    — Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Trees over six feet need to be cut in half and each half not in the cart will incur the additional fee.
    — oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Instead of releasing him and incurring a dead cap hit, the team can wait for a trade.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But anything beyond that will surely incur the wrath of their boss of bosses.
    — vanityfair.com, 25 July 2017
  • The bank expects to incur about $170 million in costs from the process.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • And not all of those who venture outdoors may view their chances of incurring sun damage the same.
    — Karina Romero, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • The county does not incur any expenses unless the rooms are used.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Arroyo said the clerk's office would have to buy new equipment, and incur other costs.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 19 Jan. 2018
  • States and cities say their budgets are strained from the costs incurred as a result of the opioid crisis.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • Men are also less likely to wear sunscreen, thus incurring more risk for melanoma.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Ball suffered the injury, then incurred a minor setback along the way.
    — Ricardo Klein, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

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