Examples of 'was owed' in a sentence

Meaning of "was owed"

This phrase suggests that a person or entity was entitled to receive a payment or debt. It implies that there was a previous obligation or agreement for someone to pay a specific amount of money or fulfill a debt to the person mentioned

How to use "was owed" in a sentence

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I was owed a lot of money and it hurt.
We came here for money that was owed.
This was owed in part to its strategic location.
Tom wanted the money that he was owed.
Waylene was owed two hundred ten dollars.
Money that governor thompson felt he was owed.
Maybe he felt he was owed something because of it.
He just wanted to get what was owed him.
Dad felt he was owed some payback.
Until he could pay back what was owed.
A substantial part of the debt was owed to multilateral institutions.
A duty was owed by the health care provider or hospital.
And pay him whatever was owed of course.
All that was owed and three months in advance.
I always felt as though the world was owed to me.

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This horse was owed a happy retirement.
That was the money that was owed to me.
Dad was owed someone money.
A smaller amount was owed for troops.
Would never get even half of what he was owed.
That money was owed to you.
I did not know it was false and that he was owed money.
Garret was owed money that.
Maybe you decided to take what was owed you.
I was owed a phone call.
Frank was very good at getting money that was owed to us.
The payment was owed to the content owners pursuant to a license.
But he seemed to think he was owed money.
Most of this was owed to international banks in the developed countries.
Much of the unsecured debt was owed in back salary.
She was owed a personal call and explanation from him.
I never denied anyone what was owed to him.
That was owed by the widow.
Was a quarter of a million dollars was owed in day wages to them.
Nancy was going round the village collecting money she was owed.
Only that it was owed to him.
I gave her all the money that she was owed.
Greatness was owed to her.
The debt he said he was owed.
That was owed mainly to troops not being made available for screening.
They did not worry about what was owed to them.
He was owed a free coffee.
He demanded to be paid what was owed him.
I was owed a few seepers.
The court ruled that she was owed no money.
He was owed a lot of money.
He did not feel like he was owed a favor.
He was owed at least that.
He would be paid what he was owed.
The punishment of the culprits was owed to the memory of the victims.

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