buy for
Example Sentences
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The best time to buy for aggressive rate seekers was when I bonds on the upswing crossed paths with everything else on the downswing.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The kind of ingredient you buy for one specific recipe and then keep rediscovering, whether through social media content or “I need to clean out the fridge” panic.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Emma said Amber, eight, had always been difficult to buy for, so when she asked for one for her birthday, she couldn't say no.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
It was too similar to the branded garments their employers and suppliers gave them around the holidays and therefore not something they would buy for themselves, the Thursday attendees said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
“That is a king’s ransom. That’s an untold for tune! Do you know how much tuna fish you can buy for one thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars?”
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
