purchased

Example Sentences

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Whenever a bond matures, a replacement bond is purchased with the requisite duration so that the overall ladder’s duration remains relatively unchanged.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

My assistance never came, and the deodorant was never purchased.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Service stations remained scarce, but gasoline could be purchased at hardware stores, and every town had a tinkerer or two—often a bicycle repairman turned mechanic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

U.S. investment firm KKR purchased Circor for $1.8 billion in 2023 and will maintain ownership of the company’s naval and industrial businesses.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The man in the fedora hat purchased four newspapers, which he handed to the others.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple