How to Use foreclosure in a Sentence

foreclosure

noun
  • My home went in and out of foreclosure many times.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • Some rinks were deep in debt or in foreclosure.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • The home had been through foreclosure and hard use, and parts of it had been stripped.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
  • If so, not paying the golf club dues can lead to foreclosure.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2022
  • There will be more foreclosures.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This can put them at risk for foreclosure if payments are missed.
    Brian Lawton, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Now, with the house in foreclosure, someone called the city to check on her.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Home prices in some markets dropped by half, and foreclosures soared.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, the couple had lost their home to foreclosure and would be forced to move out.
    Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Neither is named in the foreclosure suit.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The person has debts growing at a rate that leads to foreclosure.
    Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The meltdown led to a crash in home prices and millions of foreclosures.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
  • But for owners who cannot pay the growing cost, the tax sale can lead to foreclosure.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But if this does not happen, the process of foreclosure can move forward.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • Brien sold the windows as bills mounted and the house neared foreclosure.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The home was sold at a sheriff's foreclosure auction last year.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
  • Also, how many times has Kyle’s house been in pre-foreclosure?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That could leave you or your heirs with a thorny financial mess and even the prospect of foreclosure.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 31 May 2025
  • In a couple of years, the home mortgage foreclosures will start.
    Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • That's now pushed them into foreclosure and the brink of eviction.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And Sylvia bought the studio out of foreclosure and gave it to us as part of our record deal.
    Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • What are the impacts of foreclosure?
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • The bank filed a foreclosure suit after those payments stopped.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By one measure, foreclosures are up 18% year over year.
    Soon Hyeok Choi, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Failure to pay these taxes can lead to foreclosure.
    Amanda Nothaft, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
  • The man who had just lost his home to foreclosure now had enough money to help his friends with their mortgages.
    William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Since then, the group has fought back with road shows and foreclosure of loans to try and soothe nervous investors.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The foreclosure lawsuit was brewing around the same time.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • By one measure, foreclosures are up 18% year-over-year.
    Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • It was sold in 2022 through foreclosure.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026

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