stock up
Example Sentences
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Now, with cold weather approaching, Europe needs to stock up on natural gas—and its reserves are low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
From the first hint of cold winter mornings, supermarkets and pharmacies begin heavy marketing to coax us to stock up on vitamin C to get through the cold and flu season.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Residents typically stock up on groceries ahead of Nyepi so they can stay at home during the holiday.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then we stopped at the hardware store to stock up on duct tape, which was just about the most useful thing on earth for a farm commune.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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