How to Use lend in a Sentence

lend

verb
  • The bank wouldn't lend us the money.
  • I lent our ladder to the neighbors.
  • Many banks won't lend to people with bad credit.
  • They are glad to lend their support to worthy causes.
  • The words didn’t lend for romance.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Other friends have lent them their jets as well.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • And just who would lend for the same reason?
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The warm months lend ease to dance popping up all over the city.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Write them all down and see which might lend themselves to a course.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • A couple of years ago, a friend of mine lent me a pair of pants.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Mick Jagger pops up and lends a few thoughts.
    — Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But Richie was the kind of friend to lend a helping hand.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Mushrooms and wild rice lend an earthy flavor to this recipe.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Mushrooms and wild rice lend an earthy flavor to this recipe.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Cash is lent out to earn interest.
    — Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Children are not yours; they are only lent to you for a time.
    — Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Arnie didn’t just lend his name to this tournament.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The yards are landscaped, but giant mossy oaks lend a woodsy feel.
    — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Spices join the party to lend flavor.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Place an orb light on the bottom shelf to lend your bedroom a cozy glow.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
  • There's no cure for grief, but these words can certainly lend some aid.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 24 May 2022
  • Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That’s hard on banks, for instance, that borrow short and lend long.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • Decreasing it lets banks lend more.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That lends itself well to the play-action game, the boots and all of that.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
  • One is if the banks who agreed to finance the deal fail to lend him the money.
    — Cara Lombardo, WSJ, 18 May 2022
  • Even George Lucas lends his voice to the film.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The Watchdog lent me this space to tell my story.
    — Dave Lieber jan. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There is an old rule in lending that a name on the door is worth less than a claim on the cash.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • That seems to have been what pushed Paulson to lend her support.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023

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