try to buy

Example Sentences

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A few asked why the administration hadn’t stepped in earlier to try to buy the fuel terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

“I’m holding some dry powder to try to buy at the bottom if there is an opportunity,” said Josh Kinser, an individual investor in Texas.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 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