How to Use borrowing in a Sentence

borrowing

noun
  • Students must have their own pencils. Borrowing is not allowed.
  • Economists predict that there will be increases in government borrowing.
  • He's compiling a list of Japanese borrowings in English.
  • And borrowing costs have surged this year.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • The cost of borrowing has more than doubled since a year ago.
    Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The cost of borrowing would also rise with the risk.
    Robert Birsel shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That’s a smart move as future rate cuts spur more small-biz borrowing.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So much borrowing and lending these days.
    Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Costs on everything from steel to borrowing have gone up in the last two years.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
  • Just weeks ago, borrowing was far cheaper.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Much of those payouts have been funded by huge amounts of new borrowing.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 8 July 2023
  • Her views on where borrowing costs will settle over time have appeared to shift.
    Viktoria Dendrinou, Fortune, 26 May 2024
  • That’s making the group much more exposed to the cost of borrowing.
    Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 June 2026
  • Now, soaring borrowing costs and home prices threaten to erode those gains.
    Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Some mortgage lenders warn that borrowing costs may not fall much further.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, borrowing costs are less of an issue.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a lot of drama beyond the cost of borrowing.
    Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Banks and home lenders have been hit hard by higher borrowing costs and aren’t looking for much help.
    Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • There have been attempts to set standards for borrowing recipes.
    New York Times, 29 Nov. 2021
  • When demand falls, bond yields rise, hiking the cost of borrowing.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • The question is not whether the borrowing was strategic.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Here the Fed has a more direct impact on the cost of borrowing.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • From now on, public borrowing would pay for itself.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The borrowing cap was set in 1990.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The borrowing cap was set in 1990.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Those with credit cards may also see rates rise due to the pinch of higher borrowing costs.
    Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Consumers and businesses may not get a break on borrowing costs any time soon.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In any event, there's a lot of borrowing going on in the travel sector.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2021
  • There hasn’t been much relief for borrowing costs, either.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The moves to raise borrowing costs and slow the pace of consumer price rises had their effect.
    Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024

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