at a profit

Example Sentences

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In his speech last month, Fed governor Miran said he would support selling some securities if they were trading at a profit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

In a bid to break the cycle and move forward, Rachel decided to use her skills of re-selling, and researched other resellers on TikTok who were buying clothes bundles and selling them at a profit.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Activists typically buy undervalued shares, press for strategic changes—such as leadership shift, asset sales, or a capital reallocation—and aim to lift the share price before exiting at a profit, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The county could potentially consolidate some of its many offices there and then sell it later at a profit when the office real estate market recovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

But Yossarian still didn’t understand either how Milo could buy eggs in Malta for seven cents apiece and sell them at a profit in Pianosa for five cents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller