make a purchase

Example Sentences

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More than half of first-time buyers now need two incomes to make a purchase, compared to just 40% in the 1990s.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Peleg Mizrachi encourages shoppers to ask themselves a series of questions before they make a purchase, whether new or thrifted: Am I going to wear this item more than 30 times?

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Indeed, Amazon has shared that users of Rufus and Alexa+ are more engaged and likely to make a purchase.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The trick allows the gig buyers to tap their phones at a store’s checkout to make a purchase, as if they were using their own credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Maudie Donavan, her once-in-a-while girl friend, was about to make a purchase.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith