owe a debt

Frequency: 7.815.5 per million words

Often non-monetary, like a debt of gratitude.

debtVERB + DEBT (sth that you owe sb)

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owe

Examples (10)

  • We owe a great debt of gratitude to our families for their support.
  • I feel I owe a personal debt to my first mentor who guided my career.
  • After she saved his life, he felt he owed her a lifelong debt.
  • The company will always owe a debt to its founding members for their vision.
  • As a society, we owe a debt to the scientists and thinkers who came before us.
  • He never acknowledged the creative debt he owed to his former partner.
  • Every generation owes a debt to the future to protect the environment.
  • Although the loan is paid off, I still remember the stress of owing a large debt to the bank.
  • Don't you think we owe a debt of loyalty to those who have always supported us?
  • The artist publicly recognized the stylistic debt she owed to the Impressionist masters.