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
But it’s his unboxing videos that are truly addicting, almost as if we, the viewer, were absorbing that surge of dopamine that comes from finally opening up something special we bought off the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Now that I am older and the bike I ride is more expensive than the 20-inch kids bike my dad bought off Craigslist, I am more invested in not having it get stolen.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023
Prosecutors in that case claimed witnesses were bought off, for which he was again acquitted in February this year.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023
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
