How to Use lend in a Sentence

lend

verb
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  • The bank wouldn't lend us the money.
  • I lent our ladder to the neighbors.
  • Many banks won't lend to people with bad credit.
  • They are glad to lend their support to worthy causes.
  • The spinach lends a fresh green-ness to balance it all out.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • This step caramelizes the meat, which builds flavor in the braising liquid and lends depth to the stew.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In the past decade, Bennett has lent his charisma to modern pop.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2023
  • Pratt’s been known to lend support to both sides of politics, both in Australia and the US.
    — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Michelle Williams is lending her voice to singer Britney Spears.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Warhol lent her money and even paid for some of her hormone treatments.
    — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The decisions Lopez made after returning to the U.S. didn’t lend her a new life.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • The bold choice lends a surprisingly neutral look in the context of the rest of the room, while the leopard-print tree skirt adds a dash of wild fun.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Belt loops and faux front pockets lend the illusion of dressy pants.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Though easy to dress up, its breezy A-line silhouette lends well to casual styling.
    — Sarah Maberry, Town & Country, 10 July 2023
  • Hamill is lending his famous face and voice to the US State Department for a series of videos about — what else? — space.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And Garp seemed to lend himself so well to the idea of pursuers coming after Luffy and company.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Fill this planter with flowers, herbs, or foliage plants and use it to lend privacy to a deck or patio.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2023
  • Shortly after, Central, the midsize mine that lent the Methodist church its name, opened and prospered for four decades.
    — John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Some trips may also lend themselves to chilling on board more than others.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • Dye from other garments can stain or lend a dingy appearance to white clothes.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Wind gusts are expected to ease over the area by midweek, which could lend a helping hand to firefighters.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 July 2023
  • Marcos Lugo’s body was found draped in a fur coat his mother had lent him to shield him from the early morning winter cold.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The glossy upright foliage of this handsome plant lends an architectural feel to your space.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 21 July 2023
  • In that span, heat and pressure arrange the carbon’s atoms in a crystal structure that lends the resulting rocks their strength and sparkle.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The fed-funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend reserve balances to each other overnight, and changes to it ripple through the economy.
    — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Most libraries don't lend new books, DVDs or other media through the catalog.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The fruit tends to break down more easily in the food processor, leading to a juicier mix that lends a vibrant pink hue to the final salad.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The project was produced by Alex Lustig and Beau Nox–their touches lend the album to feel seamless and also progressive.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The museum lends out skins, skeletons and some specimens to researchers, kind of like checking out a book from a library.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
  • If the Fed decides to cut this rate, banks will have more of an incentive to lend or invest these idle reserves, thereby adding to the M2 money supply.
    — WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023

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