Examples of 'owes something' in a sentence

Meaning of "owes something"

owes something: Refers to an obligation or debt that one person has towards another, typically involving money, favors or gratitude

How to use "owes something" in a sentence

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owes something
A person who owes something to another person.
You are me and your country owes something.
I believe he owes something to the Ocampa.
My credit balance means that the circle owes something to me.
The design of LaTeX owes something to earlier markup systems such as Scribe.
A debtor is one who owes something.
This play also owes something to the Kilcool Manuscript.
This is the person to whom the world owes something.
But the author owes something to me too.
And it 's an idea that you owe someone something, or someone owes something to you.
Every modern deck owes something to this one.
It is therefore thought that one tradition owes something to the other.
Holbein 's fame owes something to that of his sitters.
The massively simplified facade of the bank clearly owes something to classicism.
Mrs Hudson thinks she owes something to Rowland for all he has done.

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We know in America, everyone owes something.
Musically, the song owes something to the reggae style of music.
In addition, Masterson feels strongly that she owes something to her fans.
I believe he owes something to the Ocampa . Doubtful, after a millennium of providing for these people.
I am guessing your ancestry owes something to those regions.
The book owes something ( and vice versa ) to the two-part television.
Even a movie like Creep owes something to it.
If someone owes something to someone, that 's me.
So that I think this town in particular owes something to people like you.
Historically, it owes something to Protestantism, and something to Wordsworth, Tolstoy and Wittgenstein.
I believe that the Caretaker owes something to the Ocampa.
That owes something to the sod . ”.
Every subsequent hip-hop song owes something to it in some way.
But it probably also owes something to Jewish obsessions.
Robert Aldrich 's new film owes something to both.
After all, Chuy owes something to Enrique's aunt.
Everyone on this list owes something to James Brown.
David Bethea also suggests that Poltava owes something to Shakespearean characterization.
Asia's stability also owes something to demand management.
China 's moderate behaviour no doubt owes something to its ongoing trade negotiations with the US.
Debtor, A person who owes something to someone.
Mm! I am guessing your ancestry owes something to those regions.
I'm guessing your ancestry owes something to those regions. Maybe.
The relationship between Baloo and Rebecca owes something to the screwball comedy films of the 1930s.
The Austrian revival owes something to Schumpeter . ".
It 's great to have this result, which owes something to such a good strategy . ".

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