How to Use lend in a Sentence

lend

verb

• 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 character portraits, while crisp, lend a free-to-play mobile game vibe that feels out of place.
  — Brittany Vincent, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2023
• Banks make money by taking in deposits and charging interest to lend them out.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
• These rocks don’t seem, in this reporter’s opinion, to lend themselves to the naked undercarriage.
  — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
• Sometimes, the group meets two or three times on a single case, with different specialists lending their expertise.
  — Mehdi Shishehbor, STAT, 28 Apr. 2023
• Italian women are pairing them with mini skirts, jeans, and dresses, lending any outfit a modern, androgynous look.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2024
• Ares is a business development company (BDC), a class of firms that lend to small businesses.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• But as the musical numbers become lengthy detours rather than lending further insight into Arthur, the sequel doesn’t sing as a character study.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
• The open-concept layouts lend themselves to entertaining and versatile flex spaces ensure owners can personalize their homes to suit their needs.
  — Del Webb, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Banks’ unwillingness to lend and building owners’ desperation for credit have created a standoff.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• Evers' proposal requiring the release of a legislator's name is aimed at lending more openness to a process some residents have criticized for its lack of transparency.
  — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• Dolly Parton is lending a helping hand to the victims of the devastating Hurricane Helene.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Elsewhere, a few chairs lend a spot for the rest of the family to dine.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
• The comedian was one of the first celebrities to lend her fame to the fight against AIDS in the 1980s.
  — Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
• This isn't the first time Reeves has lent his gravitas to a voiceover role.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
• This creamy highlighter lends a light-reflective twinkle to the corners of the eyes, the bow of the lips, and tops of the cheeks.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
• In the past decade, Bennett has lent his charisma to modern pop.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2023
• That’s hard on banks, for instance, that borrow short and lend long.
  — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 July 2024
• Pratt’s been known to lend support to both sides of politics, both in Australia and the US.
  — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
• Green antique French lanterns (janetwiebeantiques.com) lend patina and color to the new kitchen.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 10 May 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
• This sense of trust would extend beyond just the app itself and lend an air of trustworthiness to the attackers as a result.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• The sentiment—rah-rah but respectful of the ancestors’ blood—got lent to the Olympics, which counted Beyoncé as one of its celebrity endorsers.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Oct 2024