send away for
Example Sentences
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A promotional offer aimed at collectors of “Star Wars” toys allowed them to send away for a Boba Fett action figure before he appeared in the movies.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2021
He was the freak you could catch in the act of raising his own pedestal, and then send away for the instructions yourself.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2016
For example, starting in the early part of the 1900s you could send away for a full set of Alexander Hamilton Institute “Modern Business” volumes.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2013
In Italy," says Carbone, "they would never use imported cheese you have to send away for.
From Time • Apr. 20, 2010
“People like him that send away for their grub and never spend a cent they can help in their home town don’t benefit a country none.”
From The Fighting Shepherdess by Lockhart, Caroline
