purchased

Example Sentences

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To illustrate, consider a scenario in which you purchase an iPhone 17 standard model, which retails for around $800, with bitcoin that you purchased for half its current price.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It is a tool you have purchased to protect the most valuable asset you own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Fans who already purchased tickets have received refunds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It structured a sale in 2021 as a buyback, whereby L’Oréal purchased and then canceled shares, meaning Nestlé didn’t have to pay capital-gains tax on the transaction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If Mrs. Smith hadn’t already purchased the tickets two weeks ago when I’d accepted the invitation, I’d have made up an excuse now to not go.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas