: something (such as a car or a watch) that is lent especially as a replacement for something being repaired
Examples of loaner in a Sentence
The car he's driving is a loaner. His own car was damaged in an accident.
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One, the team needed to feel out the horses, a loaner squad of Kazakh animals trained for the game.
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Will Grant, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
Lake Pueblo visitors can use free life jackets from the park’s loaner station.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
At the Surfrider Malibu, guests ordinarily have exclusive access to a roof-deck restaurant, several loaner surfboards and a pair of Mini Coopers — but some amenities are on hold as the hotel accommodates many guests displaced by the Palisades fire in January.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Students should bring their own ukulele, but the library has loaners available.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Will Grant, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
Lake Pueblo visitors can use free life jackets from the park’s loaner station.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
At the Surfrider Malibu, guests ordinarily have exclusive access to a roof-deck restaurant, several loaner surfboards and a pair of Mini Coopers — but some amenities are on hold as the hotel accommodates many guests displaced by the Palisades fire in January.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Students should bring their own ukulele, but the library has loaners available.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for loaner
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“Loaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaner. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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