How to Use borrow in a Sentence

borrow

verb

• He borrowed the book from the library.
• Will you see if we can borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbors?
• I'm borrowing a friend's car for the weekend.
• The twins often borrow each other's clothes.
• She borrowed the technique from local artisans.
• The speech was peppered with phrases borrowed from Winston Churchill.
• She borrowed $20 from me.
• But at least the gift was ours to borrow.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
• Maybe a brow gel that goes from borrowed to bought.
  — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
• Those who do buy won’t be able to borrow as much, which will knock prices.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
• In fact, many turn to borrowing in this case.
  — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
• Unlike hard goods, soft goods are fine to borrow.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
• To borrow a phrase from Alex -- what kind of f**kery is that?
  — Amy K. Matsui, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
• Who borrowed what and who didn’t return it.
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
• Don’t fret; the hotel has its own quiver for guests to borrow.
  — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
• United did not have enough socks and shorts, so asked to borrow some.
  — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Find a friend, find anyone with a phone, borrow their phone and give it a call.
  — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021
• The risk is not borrowing costs but bad loans to zombie firms.
  — Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 May 2026
• To borrow a cliche, the M’s feel like the team of destiny.
  — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• And so music and film and cars kind of borrowed from each other.
  — Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
• The three stayed in the truck, while Shaw borrowed a bike to try to get to his home.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
• How many books were borrowed last year and which were the most popular?
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 9 May 2024
• His writing process also borrows from his time in court.
  — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• My friends even took turns borrowing it to cool themselves down.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
• This recipe borrows that same concept and scales it up to a Bundt pan size.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• But the new rules place much tighter limits on how much parents can borrow.
  — Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• Skip the compost pile and keep it clean—birds may borrow it for nesting.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
• Brooks borrowed a pair of too-tight football pants and played anyway.
  — Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
• What many fans may not know is that this was all borrowed from a classic painting.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
• What many fans may not know is that this was all borrowed from a classic painting.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025