Example sentences for: leased

How can you use “leased” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The colony was chosen to have two of the sites Britain leased to the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “destroyers for bases” deal in 1940.

  • In 1898, under the Convention of Peking, China leased the New Territories and 235 more islands to Britain for what then seemed an eternity — 99 years.

  • The Los Angeles Times leads with news that must strike terror deep within the hearts of its readership: the state's second largest phone company, GTE, mistakenly leased tens of thousands of unlisted phone numbers to telemarketers.

  • Much of the land has been leased back to farmers, and visitors can enjoy the wonderful beaches, although you’ll need some form of photo ID to gain access to them.

  • Bin Ladin flew on a leased aircraft from Khartoum to Jalalabad, with a refueling stopover in the United Arab Emirates.


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