How to Use accrue in a Sentence

accrue

verb
  • I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued.
  • Shiffrin has so far accrued all her points in slalom and giant slalom.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • These moments accrue bit by bit.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Reach out to your city and find out what needs to be done to stop the fines from accruing.
    — Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Over the years since, more and more rubber bands have accrued on the island.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Mixed-media work by four artists hang from the ceiling or accrue on the walls.
    — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
  • The group has now accrued at least half a dozen wins inside that space on all of those tallies.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Interest will accrue on all your loans and be added to your balance at the end.
    — cleveland, 9 Aug. 2020
  • So if debt continues to accrue, that won’t be an option again for a while.
    — Blake Farmer, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2022
  • But the biggest benefits will accrue to those who move first.
    — Georgii Verbitskii, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Some apps allow customers to accrue points for rewards like free ice cream.
    — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Even as the story accrues the heft of personal tragedy, each scene seems to float or bob.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Each one accrues millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • And that kind of flaw, sadly, always accrues to the actors.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Three-year-olds through high schoolers will track their reading and accrue beads on a necklace.
    — Caitlin Mullen, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • The net benefit of a low borrowing cost will accrue in the long term.
    — Misheck Mutize, Quartz Africa, 30 July 2020
  • The larger one is a tell about where value accrues in AI.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The video has accrued over 160 million views on Youtube.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
  • Suber was in the mix for awhile, accruing birdies at the 11th and 13th holes.
    — Aaron Nicholson, azcentral, 28 May 2018
  • The city sent the case to a special magistrate two years ago, and fines began to accrue.
    — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 22 July 2021
  • Workers lose wages from days out sick, and trips to the hospital can accrue massive bills.
    — Sherrod Brown, STAT, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Cheaper hair dryers accrue damage faster and begin to break down at or around the two-year mark.
    — Carsen Joenk, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Palace have accrued 27 points from the past 17 games to thrust the team well clear of trouble.
    — Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Keefer made it to the top 50 by accruing points mainly on feeder tours.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But that immense value will not accrue evenly across the market.
    — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Of the Twins’ 44 swings, the club accrued 19 swings and misses.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • We’re trained to make a lot of money, accrue more things and and get all the white picket fence stuff that you’re supposed to have.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Moreover, the biggest wage gains in a tight labour market tend to accrue to the poorest workers.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • Most people who accrue a fair amount of money and/or power ask that question at some juncture.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Keep in mind, though, that interest and penalties will accrue until the balance is paid in full.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

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