How to Use underwrite in a Sentence

underwrite

verb

• The only viable way to underwrite that is through a stress-test.
  — Richard Parker, Forbes, 24 July 2022
• Many feared that this would leave the sport bereft of crucial funds—but then global banks stepped in to underwrite F1.
  — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 3 June 2023
• The money would be used to underwrite the tuition for those who need the program but can’t afford it.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
• American drug consumers underwrite new drug research for the rest of the world.
  — WSJ, 17 Nov. 2021
• The bank is slated to underwrite almost $1 billion of bonds for a state water board later this month.
  — Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2022
• The entire cost of the trip is underwritten by private donations, so veterans do not have to pay any of the cost.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
• The Pre Classic is underwritten by Nike and normally takes place earlier in the year.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
• In those midterms, for example, 67 percent of young voters cast ballots for Democrats, helping to underwrite the party’s takeover of the House with a gain of 41 seats.
  — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2022
• The ticketed event — which helps raise money for the Parade Company to underwrite other events — has been sold out for a few weeks.
  — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
• Investors are cheering their success in coaxing the Bank of England back into the market to underwrite bond prices.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
• Each pie donated will underwrite a week of meals for a homebound senior.
  — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
• But late last week, the devil’s bargain that underwrote the transportation culture here broke down.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
• Lenders currently pay a fairly costly one-time fee to pull a consumer's credit report to underwrite them for a loan.
  — Andy Taylor, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• The new play series is underwritten by the Garretts, who are longtime San Diego theater lovers and supporters.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• Their boards are elected, and the members underwrite the infrastructure projects in their power bills.
  — Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2021
• More funding in the bill will help upgrade aging dams and canals and perhaps underwrite desalination projects.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• This will expand its balance sheet, enabling the new entity to underwrite big-ticket loans.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2022
• Last year, the bakery asked customers to underwrite free coffee for soldiers — a way to support Ukraine’s fight while reviving its business.
  — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Less than 10 percent of the budget of the National Institutes of Health underwrites longevity research.
  — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
• That said, the federal government doesn’t underwrite student loans like a private lender does.
  — Zack Friedman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
• Christmas Pudding is a benefit to underwrite the music, art and dance programs those centers offer kids from 12 to 20 at no charge.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
• Governments then had to seek out smaller, more expensive firms to underwrite bond issuances for things like water treatment and high school gyms.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
• His son, Preston Fleet, and his family helped underwrite the construction of the Fleet museum.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
• Yet what has at times looked from the outside like the glamorous life of a dynastic prince has occasionally been underwritten by others.
  — Susanne Craig, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Ten grants of $500 each were awarded to educators in order to underwrite class projects countywide.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• Google Search underwrites the economy of the modern web, distributing attention and revenue to much of the internet.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 26 June 2023
• This month, JPMorgan submitted a bid to underwrite a $3.4 billion bond issue for utilities, the largest in the state’s history.
  — New York Times, 29 May 2022
• New Mexico offers a rebate of between 25% and 35% of in-state spending for video production that helps filmmakers large and small underwrite their work.
  — Morgan Lee, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
• The program provides grant funding to the conservancy to underwrite the costs of land acquisitions.
  — Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
• The banks are also exposed to low-interest loans that are now worth less on the open market due to the fact they were underwritten when interest rates were substantially lower.
  — Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024