bargain-basement
Example Sentences
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You got on the property ladder at a bargain basement price, and doubled down on that cost effectiveness by building a house.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
He also looks for managers who deliver higher returns on equity rather than shopping in the bargain basement for the biggest discounts.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Chris Edwards, a businessman from Yorkshire, has spent more than 50 years working in retail's bargain basement.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Those bargain basement deals are squeezing profit margins, though the company remains profitable and still sells more EVs than other automakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
With my messy ponytails and dress from the bargain basement, I feel like the fairy tale’s ragged girl with the basket of onions when I’m around Miss Mademoiselle Danielle.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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