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to be grateful for a favor; or to owe money; or to be in the position of owing a debt of gratitude- I am indebted to you for your hospitality.
indebted = to be grateful for a favor
- I am indebted to researchers who laid the foundation for my work.
- The group of heavily indebted countries are asking for debt forgiveness.
- I'm indebted to John Ware, my superb agent.Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
- For the ease with which I passed the year, I was, however, somewhat indebted to the society of my fellow-slaves.Frederick Douglass -- The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- [P]eople know how much they are indebted to the soldiers.Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front
- But I am particularly indebted to you, sir, both for your kind words about An Imperial Affliction and for taking the time to tell me that the book, and here I quote you directly, "meant a great deal" to you.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- The idea that I owed you something made me sick. I would wake up in the middle of the night feeling like I was going to vomit. Indebted to a Stiff? It's ridiculous.Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
- He will take my last penny from me, he will marry, will enjoy life, will gamble on the Exchange; while I shall look at him with envy like a beggar, and hear from him every day the same sentence: "I am indebted to you for the happiness of my life, let me help you!"Anton Chekhov -- The Bet
- For the precision of her blue pencil, I am indebted to Lisa R. Lester.Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
- To the other friend I am also deeply indebted.Helen Keller -- Story of My Life
- I let him know a hurt had been mended in a way that he couldn't have known, and for that alone there would always be a piece of me indebted to him.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- We indebted ourselves to her when she saved our brother, a debt I will gladly pay.Rudolfo Anaya -- Bless Me, Ultima
- As it is entirely to your wisdom and conduct, the United States are indebted for the late success of your arms.David G. McCullough -- 1776
- To all of them, I am grateful and indebted.Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
- I dare say I may speak without boasting, when I say that many in this room are indebted to me for liberty, if not for life.T. H. White -- The Once and Future King
- That wee have of Geometry, which is the Mother of all Naturall Science, wee are not indebted for it to the Schools.Thomas Hobbes -- Leviathan
- He added with the air of a profound thinker, "One is indebted sometimes to fortune, sometimes to ruse, for the happy issue of great enterprises."Victor Hugo -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- "My friends," I replied, very moved, "we're bound to each other forever, and I'm deeply indebted to you—"Jules Verne -- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- And stand indebted, over and above, In love and service to you evermore.William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice
indebted = grateful
indebted = grateful
indebted = in the position of owing a debt of gratitude
indebted = in the position of owing a debt of gratitude
indebted = grateful
indebted = in the position of owing a debt of gratitude
indebted = grateful
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