buy

Example Sentences

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When Lightwater Valley went up for sale last year, the Mellors Group director says he jumped at the chance to buy it.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Companies that buy those commodities are on the flip side of the boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The private BDCs allow investors to buy and sell shares at their net asset values.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Sax argues, “That desire fits this very base desire as humans, which is to touch things, to interact with things, to buy things, to do actual things outside of our screens.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Celia helps me pin my race bib on my shirt, and then they all venture out to see if there’s anywhere to buy coffee and pastries before the race starts.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison