try to buy

Example Sentences

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It’s a little easier to try to buy shares at other brokerages.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

A few asked why the administration hadn’t stepped in earlier to try to buy the fuel terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“We try to buy a little bit farther out than where existing developments are happening—that’s been a little bit of our strategy.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Gil contacted his lawyers to try to buy more time.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He had briefly gotten off the train in Tierra Blanca, in part so he could earn enough to try to buy his freedom if he was caught by the police.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario