How to Use indebted in a Sentence

indebted

adjective
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  • Next to those three and the UK, the US is actually the least indebted.
    — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 20 June 2024
  • She is indebted to Michael Townsend, park ranger at Wrangell-St.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Tony brought so much to the table and I’ll be forever indebted to him for that.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Tennessee still will be one of the least indebted states in the country.
    — Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner, 18 June 2020
  • The tiny Mediterranean country of about 5 million people is one the most indebted in the world.
    — Bassam Hatoum and Bilal Hussein, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2020
  • But in the indebted, over-spending world of soccer, such plans have a habit of failing.
    — David Hellier, Fortune, 6 July 2021
  • Ruby is the one who completes the spy mission since she is indebted to William.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet, from 1969, is most indebted to pop art.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 Feb. 2020
  • In a tribute blog, pro Phil Hellmuth said the game is indebted to Sexton.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
  • United improved towards the end of the first half but was still indebted to De Gea for a smart stop from Jordan Ayew.
    — Paul Gittings, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Is there anything else at play - like, does your boyfriend feel indebted to his parents?
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Is there anything else at play — like, does your boyfriend feel indebted to his parents?
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • For their service—for their lives—we are indebted, and we are obliged to pay our debts to those who sacrificed.
    — John McCain, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Frohnhoefer does not feel indebted to Musk and is in no rush to return the machine.
    — WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And for him, that tradition is greatly indebted to James Reese Europe’s bands in the 1910s.
    — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The high cost of living is one reason young people are so indebted.
    — Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Many are shuttered, indebted and struggling to pull through the lockdown.
    — Jill Ward, Bloomberg.com, 1 June 2020
  • To cover the high cost of living, Chileans are greatly indebted.
    — Pascale Bonnefoy, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The city opened its arms and welcomed me and my family as one of its own and for that I am forever indebted.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 15 Jan. 2021
  • It’s not just the lyrics that rely on Christianity: the sound of the album is deeply indebted to the church, with whirring organs driving many of the beats.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 Aug. 2021
  • For three, there was always someone indebted to me, too.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • And the reality is this: The United States is the most indebted entity in the history of the world.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The job goes sideways, leaving Kay indebted to a fixer and smuggler named Jaylen.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
  • Artists who are indebted to Perry’s work shared their grief online.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2021
  • We are all indebted to the courageous witnesses among us.
    — Emily Bernard, The New Yorker, 25 June 2020
  • Doug Pederson will always feel indebted to Chiefs coach Andy Reid for the way his career played out.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Already deeply indebted, Alta had to borrow more to pay the $5.3 million.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Joe's sister, Yvonne White, is also indebted to Aughtry and her boyfriend.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
  • One group of workers watches from high up a concrete complex as their indebted boss and his family beat up a supplier on the street below.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The attacks are a blow to Lebanon’s already fragile infrastructure, which suffers daily power cuts, and its economy, which is one of the most indebted in the world and has undergone a series of crises in recent years.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024

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