sell

Example Sentences

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After losing my son, would it be a mistake to sell my recently purchased house and move to my hometown?

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Decades of Hollywood empire-building ended with a quake in 2017 when Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch decided to sell much of his Fox entertainment holdings amid the rise of Netflix and other tech giants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The album, which features hits including Chasing Cars, You're All I Have and Open Your Eyes, topped the UK Albums Chart and has gone on to sell millions of copies worldwide.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Getty Images and Shutterstock both fell after Getty said it plans to terminate a merger after a U.K. antitrust regulator said Shutterstock must sell its editorial business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

I couldn’t sell pieces to customers who weren’t there.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu