paid for

Example Sentences

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In 2024, Kobe Bryant’s 2000 Lakers ring sold at auction for $927,000, the highest price ever paid for an NBA title ring, topping Bill Russell’s 1957 ring at $705,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Now, property records show that the sale of the home has officially closed with a final price of $2.2 million—an even lower sum than Hoult paid for the home more than eight years ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“It is a shortsighted approach to asset management that invites long-term risk—a strategic failure that will ultimately be paid for by future generations of students and the long-term health of the endowment itself.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The men and women who enroll will be paid for their time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It was the only thing she’d ever owned, paid for with the few dollars she’d been given for doing other kids’ chores.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova