- present participle of buy.
buying
Example Sentences
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When people were buying 10-year Treasurys at 1% to 2%, that seemed crazy to me.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Public golf courses belong to the public, and residents shouldn’t have to compete with brokers buying up tee times just to turn around and sell them at inflated prices,” he said in a statement Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
"It's the people that, instead of buying a coffee every day, set up a direct debit and send £5 to Leeds Baby Bank every month," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“And unfortunately, there are almost no European car I could imagine buying today because they all look so ugly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“This is just stuff about buying your house,” Jonah said, leafing quickly through the papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
