make a purchase
Example Sentences
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Even when I do make a purchase, I often don’t like it once it arrives, which makes me reluctant to try again.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
More than half of first-time buyers now need two incomes to make a purchase, compared to just 40% in the 1990s.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Peleg Mizrachi encourages shoppers to ask themselves a series of questions before they make a purchase, whether new or thrifted: Am I going to wear this item more than 30 times?
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
The valuation gap likely would make a purchase of AIG accretive to Chubb’s earnings and book value.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
Maudie Donavan, her once-in-a-while girl friend, was about to make a purchase.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
