purchase
Example Sentences
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Even when I do make a purchase, I often don’t like it once it arrives, which makes me reluctant to try again.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Within an hour, Nexstar announced that it had finalized the purchase of its McLean, Va.-based rival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The previous record was Steve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the New York Mets in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
They pay £5 a year and are then able to purchase points to buy food.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Before Hale obtained the life-insurance policy on Roan, he had attempted to purchase Roan’s headright—his share in the tribe’s mineral trust, which was more precious than any cache of diamonds or gold.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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