buy off

Example Sentences

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Is this a reasonable amount, or just enough to buy off the powerful bike lobby?

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

Pecker testified—as Cohen will—that Pecker, Trump, and Cohen agreed in late 2015 to buy off and kill salacious stories that could damage Trump’s campaign.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Nothing you buy off the rack is going to be perfect.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

But these groups also target non-English speakers, presuming that they'd rather buy off the caller who claims to be with the cops instead of attracting undesired attention.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

So Howard opted to race unmodified stock models, exactly the same cars customers could buy off the dealer floor.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand