How to Use incur in a Sentence

incur

verb
  • What did he do to incur such wrath?
  • Willis said the charges were incurred in the last quarter of 2024.
    — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The curtains are open again, and Siegfried incurs a fine of one pound.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Instead of releasing him and incurring a dead cap hit, the team can wait for a trade.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, analysts warned that the U.S. strike was likely to incur reprisal attacks.
    — Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
  • At the time, analysts warned that the U.S. strike was likely to incur reprisal attacks.
    — Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet and Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The county does not incur any expenses unless the rooms are used.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
  • The judge ordered them at the time to repay Carey’s legal bills incurred while defending the case, but will ultimately have to rule on the official request for repayment in the coming weeks.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Early booking for select flights is available but may incur an additional fee.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024

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