purchases

Example Sentences

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Big-ticket purchases like a first car or down payment on a home become much more achievable during their formative years if a parent intentionally set money aside to help cover costs.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Most of the gains on the firm’s secondary-market purchases come from the long-term returns on those investments.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Among Murrell's purchases were an array of kitchen and homeware, including numerous Le Creuset mugs and dishes and several coffee machines.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Modernizing the department’s aging computer systems, outfitting officers with body cameras and purchases of new drones were all paid for through charitable donations in recent decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

We followed behind him, pausing for a few seconds here and there, pretending to consider other possible purchases that we had no intention of making.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth