buying the farm
Example Sentences
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“He keeps buying cheap stuff because that’s the thing available in Jordan,” Ahmad told me.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
“We are not just buying cheap stocks and hoping for mean reversion. Those days are over, ” said Ari Sass, president of M.D.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
This week, Rachel Wolfe looks at why there might be a limit to the price increases consumers are willing to swallow—and whether we actually can break our addiction to buying cheap stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
"A lot of non-medical practitioners are buying cheap filler online, with no idea where it has come from. We really need strict regulations and minimum training standards."
From BBC • May 9, 2023
He wouldn’t come right out and tell folks I was in his store buying cheap food, but he might just pass it along that the Preston family’s in hard times, and suddenly food starts appearing.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
