on loan
idiom
: borrowed from someone or something for a period of time
This painting is on loan from the National Gallery.
an actor on loan from another sitcom
Some of the workers were on loan as temporary staff.
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Endrick could also be headed for a Real Madrid exit
Similarly having his trajectory to regular minutes complicated by Garcia, Endrick could also be headed for a Real Madrid exit - though probably only on loan, temporarily, to gain experience elsewhere.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Several items were sourced from Japan, such as a happi coat presented to Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez during a 1934 tour of the country, making for a more complicated procurement process than the Hall usually encounters when seeking artifacts on loan.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 11 July 2025
As Macron landed in London on Tuesday, it was announced that the Bayeux Tapestry, illustrating the Norman conquest of England in 1066, would be returning to the UK on loan for the first time in more than 900 years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Several priceless artifacts from the war that have never been displayed are on loan.
—Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Several items were sourced from Japan, such as a happi coat presented to Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez during a 1934 tour of the country, making for a more complicated procurement process than the Hall usually encounters when seeking artifacts on loan.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 11 July 2025
As Macron landed in London on Tuesday, it was announced that the Bayeux Tapestry, illustrating the Norman conquest of England in 1066, would be returning to the UK on loan for the first time in more than 900 years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Several priceless artifacts from the war that have never been displayed are on loan.
—Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for on loan
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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