bought off
Example Sentences
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Some insiders were apparently bought off during the planning of the incursion.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
Or her Delhi architecture school days, when she was too broke for jewellery and wore "cow beads" - fat glass beads strung across cow horns, bought off herdsmen near the hostel.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
It’s modern and sparse, lacking personal details save for a random, small canvas on the wall that she made in a Sip ’n’ Paint class she bought off Groupon a few years back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Rogers, who owns a jewelry business, said they have always used a kit bought off the internet.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Once the boards are back in place, Mrs. Bessermann slides under that bed, while Siunek crawls beneath the new one I bought off a junk cart five days ago.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
