How to Use loan in a Sentence

loan

1 of 2 noun
  • He got a car loan.
  • He'll need several more years to pay off the rest of the loan.
  • She needed money, so she asked her friend for a loan.
  • Yep, used car loans don't count.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That’s not the case with car loans.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That makes those loans less risky for lenders.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s the rule for any type of loan.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Rates on these loans are fixed for the life of the loan.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • What does this mean for auto loans?
    — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And how about the calls about approved loans?
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • The city will use that to repay the loan.
    — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The project’s lender filed a loan default.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But again, that can happen with any loan.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Each of the loans was over $10 million.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Software loans are not about to default in a wave.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The gap between the two loan types is worth noting.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The state pays the remainder as a loan.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The state pays the remainder as a loan.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, the funds can only be used for the loan.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • The loan may not be from family or friends.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Your loan requires you to keep your home insured.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • Find out how low your mortgage loan rate could be today.
    — Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the new loan caps can go into effect.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Will anyone be earmarked for a loan away?
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The same logic applies to my loan.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike loans, these grants did not have to be repaid.
    — Ryan Creps, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Their loan portfolio is said to, well, stink.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Other rates and loan types are available.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Other rates and loan types are available.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Large banks often promote these types of loans to wealthy clients.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

loan

2 of 2 verb
  • His mother loaned him the money to buy a new car.
  • Can you loan me $20?
  • The National Gallery has been kind enough to loan this painting to our museum.
  • These are deposits not loaned out.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Up to five prospects can be loaned in a single season.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Creedence loaned us their amps because ours weren’t big enough.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The dress was made on a form loaned to the library from a board member.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The gloves weren’t the first piece of equipment Street loaned to Vonn.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Moreover, the one who loaned the shares can request they be returned at any time.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • Lenders then browse people’s needs and choose to loan as little as $25.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Anne loans it to the other (slender) girls in exchange for bars of soap or clothes coupons.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Love loaned around $52,800 to her campaign, records show.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Near the end of their trip, Frazier loaned Ali a hundred bucks.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The directive came from a finance firm that had loaned to her small business.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Patinkin went on to explain that his yoga teacher loaned him the edgy outfit.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Some of them have to pay back the money they were loaned to come to America.
    — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the partners would loan money to the firm -- but Alex never did this.
    — Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Musk could also go to court to force the banks to honor their agreement and loan him the money.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • Some were held back after being deemed too fragile to transport or couldn’t be loaned out.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Barbeau then set traps the wildlife department loaned her, near her back patio and garage.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Wahi has not been a success there, however, and has just been loaned out to Nice.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The first few times she’d been stuck at work, her co-workers had offered to loan her money or even drive her home.
    — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Fati was loaned to the French club last season with an €11million release clause.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • When Koong went on a date once, Gu loaned her a beautiful necklace.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Palace require depth, and loaning anyone who is considered to be able to play a part would be naive.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Howell has loaned himself at least $50,000.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Radios are available to loan out if your vehicle does not have FM.
    — Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2022
  • Howell has loaned himself at least $50,000.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Kane was frequently loaned out to other clubs during his early years at Spurs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • Ten years after Blakely loaned her dress to Dawn, the two finally met again.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

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