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Example sentences for: owe

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

When you use calico, magnesium or hamburger , you must remember that these words owe their origins to the places under the names Calicut (a district and famous city in Kerala State, India), Magnesia (a metal-bearing region in Greece), and Hamburg (a city in Germany), respectively.
We do owe it to the American people to inform them of the facts."
This agrees with the genetic and cell biological evidence implicating an α-proteobacterium as progenitor of the mitochondrion [ 25 ] and supports the hypothesis that these nine eukaryotic proteins owe their origin to that symbiotic event [ 2 ] . However, the remaining 32 proteins do not show this pattern but instead identify other species or groups of eubacteria as closest relative.
Why would a powerful businessman succumb to extortion, plead guilty to a criminal charge of tax evasion, and pay a fine he did not owe?
To whomever we owe thanks, thanks!