purchased
Example Sentences
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When I purchased a copy of Evie’s print magazine in May, I was alarmed at how the magazine not only promoted radical skinniness but also discouraged women from healthy habits like exercise.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sutor has rehabbed seven dilapidated homes around Gary and purchased 20 empty lots for new-home construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Family Nursing and Home Care said it had purchased 10 hospital-grade breast pumps and single-use pump kits.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Rather, the fuel — overwhelmingly purchased legally in the United States — arrives at seaports and border crossings via ships, trains and trucks, part of the daily deluge of imported hydrocarbons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
A ferryman purchased from a neighbor in 1767, he was listed as the chief cook by 1787 in plantation records.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
