bought for a song
Example Sentences
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Although many ’80s and ’90s vehicles can be bought for a song, Mr. Saito’s stick-shift, four-wheel-drive Nissan Patrol set him back $21,000 two years ago — in fair condition.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
With DEKA, Kamen built a wonderland for ambitious engineers in a set of riverside warehouses that Kamen bought for a song.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021
Ema horses were bought for a song and were left in temples; but they were executed with such extraordinary craftsmanship that they are today treasured as works of art.
From Time Magazine Archive
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These lands may now be bought for a song, and are morally certain to be far higher within the next dozen years.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various
If you have not hair enough of your own to cover the springs, there are plenty of kinds, colours and materials resembling human hair to be bought for a song.
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell