How to Use pawnbroker in a Sentence
pawnbroker
noun- He was desperate for money so he hocked his watch to a pawnbroker.
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William Hill and its rivals, along with charity shops and pawnbrokers, were among the businesses that took up the slack.
—Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
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The dining area is utilitarian: Seats along the window look across the street at a pawnbroker’s, and a few tables are squeezed up front and along the wall.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2017
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Some of the half-dozen or so pawnbrokers in Harford County do many of the things that would be required under the new legislation.
—Erika Butler, The Aegis, 3 May 2017
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And, in some circles, waistcoats were associated with the likes of pawnbrokers or card sharks.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 July 2018
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Before handing out candy canes, St. Nick listed groups of those who claim him as their patron saint — including children, sailors and pawnbrokers.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2019
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In killing the old miserly pawnbroker for money, Raskolnikov seeks to purchase his freedom from an existence of degradation.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2021
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Fulford was wanted on felony warrants for failure to appear on a drug case, firearms charges and providing false information to a pawnbroker.
—The Reporter Herald, The Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2017
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Image Among the Caribbean grocery stalls selling mango and plantain, pawnbroker shops and acrylic nail salons of Peckham, beats the heart of London’s most dynamic art scene.
—New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018
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The pawnbroker and three postal employees identified Newby by photo.
—William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2019
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In practice, according to the California attorney general’s office, this means any loan from a bank, savings and loan, credit union, finance corporation or even a pawnbroker is exempt from the usury law.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021
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Typical annualised percentage interest rates are in the region of 20-40%, cheaper than the traditional local moneylender or pawnbroker but hardly a snip.
—The Economist, 3 May 2018
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Martin's recent criminal past includes pleading guilty to burglary, dealing in stealing property, receiving money from a pawnbroker under false pretenses.
—David J. Neal, miamiherald, 11 June 2018
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The legislation generated controversy, as several pawnbrokers in the county testified at a public hearing that they already are required to keep meticulous transaction records.
—David Anderson, The Aegis, 17 May 2017
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Financial and insurance institutions: Bank, currency exchanges, consumer lenders, credit unions, title companies, financial markets, payday lenders and pawnbrokers.
—John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 22 Mar. 2020
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