indebted

adjective

in·debt·ed in-ˈde-təd

: owing gratitude or recognition to another : beholden

: owing money

Example Sentences

thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break

Recent Examples on the Web Europe’s most indebted brewer is seeking to buy back bonds in a move to further reduce its large debt pile.

BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022 Evergrande, the world’s most indebted developer, in late July disclosed that one of its subsidiaries had been told to honor a guarantee of that amount following an arbitration ruling.

Clarence Leong, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Chinese property developers are engulfed in a deep liquidity crisis; over 30 of them have defaulted on their international debt, including Evergrande, the world’s most indebted property developer with $300 billion of liabilities.

Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 Writers like Didier Eribon, Édouard Louis, and Marie NDiaye are openly indebted to Ernaux in both substance and style.

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022 Bowie was hugely indebted to Newley, a musical theater star who scored a dozen U.K. pop hits in his prime, from 1959 to 1962.

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022 We are especially indebted to our wonderful fan community, whose connection with our themes and stories has meant the world to us.

Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2022 We are especially indebted to our wonderful fan community, whose connection with our themes and stories has meant the world to us.

Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2022 We are indebted to her dedicated service to this country.

Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

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