try to buy

Example Sentences

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I try to buy a book every day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“We try to buy a little bit farther out than where existing developments are happening—that’s been a little bit of our strategy.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Investors were unhappy with the company’s decision to try to buy Warner Bros.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Gil contacted his lawyers to try to buy more time.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He had briefly gotten off the train in Tierra Blanca, in part so he could earn enough to try to buy his freedom if he was caught by the police.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario