purchase
Example Sentences
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There are ways you can improve your shopping experience: A great mattress can be the most satisfying purchase ever and can last years, for example.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
A portion of the pieces in the exhibition will be available for purchase, with a detailed checklist to come.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Fuel savings from these measures will help Deutsche Lufthansa reduce the proportion of unhedged fuel—currently 20%—it still needs to purchase, amid significantly higher prices, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"When labour comes together to demand a raise, we have to listen," he said, "but that often means cutting into already thin margins or absorbing losses on existing purchase orders."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Lafayette had already attempted without success to convince George Washington to emancipate his slaves and allow them to live in freedom on an island Lafayette offered to purchase.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing purchase
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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