bargain-basement
Example Sentences
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You got on the property ladder at a bargain basement price, and doubled down on that cost effectiveness by building a house.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
He also looks for managers who deliver higher returns on equity rather than shopping in the bargain basement for the biggest discounts.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Those bargain basement deals are squeezing profit margins, though the company remains profitable and still sells more EVs than other automakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Game 2 gave us a $27.50 hot dog that could feed the family, and a reminder that the Tampa Bay Rays may be even better than the sum of their bargain basement parts.
From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2020
When Mama took us to the bargain basement sales in the Loveman’s and Pizitz department stores, we never asked why we couldn’t try on clothes.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
