purchase

Example Sentences

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The tech company’s surprise purchase of the web program underscores its efforts to help shape the narrative about AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In Canada gun ownership is regulated by laws that require would-be gun owners to obtain a licence by passing a safety course and rigorous background checks before they can purchase a firearm.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“You should have seen me, I was hustling and hustling for them,” she recounts about finding her famous client a home to purchase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Last year, PayPal teamed up with AI company Perplexity so people could use its service to purchase products from retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Ashley Furniture within Perplexity’s chat interface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Herold rode into the nearby town of Bowling Green with the Confederates to purchase, of all things, a new pair of shoes.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson