make a purchase
Example Sentences
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And with gasoline prices now surging, consumers may be even more reluctant to make a purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
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
Once AI sent consumers to a retail site in October, those shoppers were 16% more likely to make a purchase compared with referrals from non-AI traffic sources, Adobe found.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Bill Campbell, vice president of event management and photography services at GradImages’ parent company, Balfour, told me in an email that at some schools just 10 percent of students make a purchase.
From Slate ● May 27, 2025
“No limit, no questions asked. Just use your palm whenever you need to make a purchase, and the charge will go directly to this. Cancel it by signing your own name against your palm.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
