purchases

Example Sentences

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US officials will likely seek Chinese purchases in categories like aircraft, agriculture and energy, said Christopher Padilla of advisory firm Brunswick.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Specifically, customers seem to be cutting back on discretionary purchases of appliances.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

U.S. purchases of fitness trackers grew 88% between 2024 and 2025, with smart-ring purchases alone increasing 195%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Kapri had been serving a 46-month sentence for lying on background-check paperwork related to firearms purchases in 2019, with a separate one-year term for gun possession running concurrently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

She goes forth nearly every day to scrounge up vegetables, and then bicycles back with her purchases in large shopping bags.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank