on loan

phrase

: borrowed from someone or something for a period of time

This painting is on loan from the National Gallery.

an actor on loan from another sitcom

Some of the workers were on loan as temporary staff.

Examples of on loan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Credit score Good to Excellent670–850 Terms 24 to 240 months, depending on loan purpose. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

In fact, all but three of the dozen or so works on view are on loan from her gallery’s inventory, unsold. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Madrid’s Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (MNTB) will expand into a second venue to house more than 360 works of contemporary art, which have been donated or are on loan from the TBA21 Collection. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026

The Athletic’s Tom Bogert reported that Sporting KC tried to sign him on loan during the winter window, but the Union rebuffed the efforts. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

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