at a profit
Example Sentences
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In his speech last month, Fed governor Miran said he would support selling some securities if they were trading at a profit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Pershing Square sold some Universal shares at a profit in the past, but its remaining stake went into the red earlier this year when the stock sold off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
Many builders and developers have gone bust having built homes they couldn’t sell at a profit.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
But Yossarian still didn’t understand either how Milo could buy eggs in Malta for seven cents apiece and sell them at a profit in Pianosa for five cents.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
