How to Use incur in a Sentence

incur

verb
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  • However, cardholders should know that paying rent will incur a 3% fee.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • These charges will be incurred by Illumina during the second and third quarters of this year.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
  • Still, the experts warned of potential outcomes that could not only blunt future gains but incur significant losses.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 May 2024
  • Biden suggested that raising taxes on the very wealthy — for whom Trump enacted tax cuts — would help wipe out the national debt incurred by Trump.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • And some costs that can have a significant financial impact, such as child care and elder care or lost wages incurred when taking time off work, are not routinely accounted for.
    — Stacy Hurt, STAT, 23 May 2024
  • That customer suspected the stains were dirt or mold, not excrement, and the Barons were able to resolve the issue without incurring another negative review.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 July 2024
  • Pacific Airshow operators sued the city over losses incurred and the two parties agreed to a settlement last year, which drew protest from some councilmembers and residents.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
  • Valeria had incurred severe head trauma from a cycling accident days before, and underwent an emergency craniotomy to reduce pressure on her brain.
    — Armani Syed, TIME, 24 May 2024
  • Spencer said the city will not incur costs from the lawsuit.
    — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The deaths and injuries were incurred in the line of duty.
    — Fox News, 26 Nov. 2019
  • That cost should be weighed against the costs incurred with the program.
    — Jeremy Schafer, STAT, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The bank expects to incur about $170 million in costs from the process.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Some went to pay back damages incurred in the clean-up.
    — Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Once the points are used, the card issuer incurs an expense.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 13 July 2018
  • Even so, the branch will waive late fees incurred during the closure.
    — Karen Huppertz, ajc, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Your business will also incur new costs as a part of the process.
    — Chris Perry, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • But the fear is not just about incurring the wrath of activist voters.
    — Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2017
  • There are no revenues this year while most of the costs have already been incurred.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2020
  • If they are not paid on time, penalties may be incurred.
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Trump did incur some legal costs from more than a dozen law firms.
    — Rachel Shorey, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • The increase is intended to help offset the costs the driver incurs to own and drive its car in the city.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 3 July 2018
  • The video does not mention what, if any, injuries were incurred by the suspect.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • These risks will continue to haunt us and incur costs that will keep adding up.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • States and cities say their budgets are strained from the costs incurred as a result of the opioid crisis.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • Trees over six feet need to be cut in half and each half not in the cart will incur the additional fee.
    — oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Turns out, the hot dog had caused me to overdraft my account, incurring a $30 fine.
    — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2020
  • And in both Bavaria and Hesse, all three parties of the traffic light coalition incurred losses.
    — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Pointing this out can incur the wrath of the president.
    — Katie Rogers, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • And not all of those who venture outdoors may view their chances of incurring sun damage the same.
    — Karina Romero, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • That shouldn’t be surprising since there are a lot more costs associated with dining out — one of the biggest being labor — that aren’t incurred at home.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 July 2024

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