- present tense form of share (3rd person singular).
shares
Example Sentences
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Apparel maker On Holding saw its shares slump in premarket trade as the Zurich-headquartered, U.S.-listed company guided to weaker-than-expected sales for the year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
A hefty-enough price would also, in an instant, wipe away key performance targets standing between Musk and billions of dollars in shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The biotech says its cystic fibrosis drug candidate missed the mark in a Phase 2a trial, though the news could be a boon to shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Intel shares nonetheless have soared 164% so far in 2026 as investors bet on its turnaround efforts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“And we bought eighty shares of a coffin manufacturing firm for fifty cents a share.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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