big-ticket

Example Sentences

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Deere has struggled from an extended slowdown in the tractor business with farmers cutting back on big-ticket purchases amid elevated interest rates and a challenging farming market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Much of the investment was a bet that the companies would keep attracting readers and thereby increase profitability, leading one day to an initial public offering or big-ticket sale to a strategic buyer.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The city recently closed a $1-billion budget shortfall and is facing more fiscal problems as it struggles to provide basic services while taking on big-ticket items like a $2.6-billion expansion of the Convention Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Agricultural machinery makers tend to see big-ticket purchases such as tractors and combines shrink as high fertilizer costs eat into farm income.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“A sled’s a big-ticket item. It ain’t no can of green peas. Whatcha got?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer