How to Use lien in a Sentence

lien

noun

• That means the city could place a lien on her house.
  — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 9 May 2026
• Keep in mind that a lien will be placed on your home.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
• If that house is sold, that lien would have to be paid off.
  — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 9 May 2026
• Under law, once an item is sold, it is sold free of a lender’s lien.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
• So, how does a car with no liens get repossessed?
  — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Politico was the first to report on the liens.
  — John Raby, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
• The down payment loan comes in the form of a second lien loan.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
• The state placed liens on the restaurant to collect the debt.
  — Robert Anglen, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2017
• Old tax bills and liens don’t just disappear.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• Because the loan is backed by the lien on your car, the risk for the lender is low.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
• The state can then put liens against that money to collect prison debt.
  — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
• And its preferred deal type is floating-rate first-lien debt.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• The bidder may bid in excess of the tax due to secure the lien.
  — al, 14 Apr. 2021
• The loan must be secured by a lien on the vehicle.
  — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
• Keach said the lien is not likely to disrupt the city purchase.
  — Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Things got so dire that the hospital system placed a lien on their home.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
• No other asset, like a car, can be subject to the lien.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
• To qualify, the car loan must be secured by a lien on your car or truck.
  — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
• The home is in tax title status and a lien must be paid before it can be sold.
  — Associated Press, courant.com, 1 June 2017
• And then get a lien on the property and put it up for auction to pay for this bill.
  — Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
• Their attorneys have since bowed out and filed liens against the heirs' claims with the estate.
  — Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2019
• Under state law, debt collectors can seize their wages and even put a lien on their house.
  — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
• Around 33% of those bills were not paid, making those homes subject to tax liens.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
• At the end of the day, what the creditor ends up with is a lien on that interest.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
• For those who miss payments, the county could put a lien on the residence.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
• This applies to charging order liens with as much strength as other types of liens.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• Vista’s owners have until June 12 to pay the first tax lien.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
• For the sale to go through the buyer and seller must agree to pay off the fraudulent lien.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• There are lot more folks who are entrenched in their own little lien-tos in the woods, Thall said.
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The following month, the hospital placed a lien on her home.
  — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026