buy off

Example Sentences

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It’s all made from regular Legos you can buy off the shelf.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

Pecker testified—as Cohen will—that Pecker, Trump, and Cohen agreed in late 2015 to buy off and kill salacious stories that could damage Trump’s campaign.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Nothing you buy off the rack is going to be perfect.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

But these groups also target non-English speakers, presuming that they'd rather buy off the caller who claims to be with the cops instead of attracting undesired attention.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

“And you have no money to hire some loyal technicians, or buy off some of theirs?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin