How to Use lien in a Sentence

lien

noun
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  • Because the loan is backed by the lien on your car, the risk for the lender is low.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The down payment loan comes in the form of a second lien loan.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • The bidder may bid in excess of the tax due to secure the lien.
    — al, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Under law, once an item is sold, it is sold free of a lender’s lien.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
  • For the sale to go through the buyer and seller must agree to pay off the fraudulent lien.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • At the end of the day, what the creditor ends up with is a lien on that interest.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Rogers-O’Brien wants the court’s OK to proceed with a foreclosure of its lien.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
  • Their attorneys have since bowed out and filed liens against the heirs' claims with the estate.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2019
  • Once a mobile-home tax lien is purchased, the buyer owns the home and can evict the tenants.
    — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, 12 July 2019
  • The city would pay for the demolition, and the cost would then be placed as a lien against the mortgage holder.
    — Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Matt Keyes, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, made hay out of the tax lien in a statement.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The city then bills the owners for the cost, and attaches a tax lien if necessary.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 22 July 2021
  • Woodward and Liam are some of the many who face eviction because of a lien system that is still in flux.
    — Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Selling a car with a lien on it requires some extra steps.
    — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The bank will either possess the title or be listed as the lien holder.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
  • Nous sommes mobilisés sur place en lien étroit avec le @dioceseParis.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Failure to get the lien holder changed can result in fees or an interest rate hike from the new lender.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
  • The city plans broad outreach, but those who don’t comply would face citations, fines and liens.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The county has no record of release from the lien, an indication the money may still be owed.
    — Nick Ibarra, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The current foreclosure process is the result of a private lien holder that dates back to 2015.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Together, that accounts for about 65% of all U.S. homes with a first-lien mortgage.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • When sold, a lien is put against the home or business until the owner can pay the taxes back to the buyer, plus interest.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
  • Instead, the often-expensive projects are paid through a lien added to the property tax bill.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In New York, when self-storage renters do not pay within 30 days of a notice of lien, companies can sell the contents of a unit.
    — Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Those are just the latest woes for Vysk, which has been dogged by lawsuits, adverse judgments, tax liens and wage claims in recent years.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 21 June 2019
  • The reality star and her husband were slapped with a tax lien by the state of California.
    — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022
  • What’s more, the No Name stopped paying property taxes in 2013, and Boston has put a lien on the property.
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The liens, or federal claims against property for unpaid debts, are all still open.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Prospect also owes the state more than $67 million in hospital provider taxes, prompting the state to file three liens against the company.
    — Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
  • Instead, the fee can now be assessed immediately, as long as the tow companies have prepared the necessary lien paperwork before someone arrives to pick up their car.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024

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