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.

Examples of on loan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were on loan for a research and breeding program. —

CBS News, 17 May 2024 One of them is on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024 Some orchids are on loan from the Palomar Orchid Society and San Diego County Orchid Society. —

The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 The former is on loan from the work’s owner, while the latter will be up for sale during the exhibition. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024 The aircraft, which has a wingspan of 20 feet 2 inches and is more than 24 feet long and 7 feet tall with the X-wing costume on, will be on loan indefinitely from Disney and Boeing. —

Kelyn Soong, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024 One competitor for Sancho's place in the lineup, U.S. midfielder Gio Reyna, is heading out on loan to Nottingham Forest. —

James Ellingworth, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024 Amazon had initially pulled back drastically on loan offers during the early days of pandemic, but eventually reversed course. —

Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 Many are on loan from their (private) owners, while other pieces — and the jewelry outside the vault — were cut by Procop. —

Julia Carmel, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024

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