How to Use buy in a Sentence

buy

1 of 2 verb

• He bought the quilt from a local artist.
• Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy.
• He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.
• I bought this hat for $10.
• The food doesn’t have to be homemade; it can be bought.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
• When Waller bought it, the Coast Guard said the lighthouse was not in any city or town.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• These are the best and worst places to buy a home in 2024, according to an agent.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2024
• A couple bought the old Catholic church and turned it into a home.
  — Michael Waters, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
• The bullets bought by the Netherlands would never touch Dutch soil.
  — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• Last year, O’Neill bought panels of wide sheet fencing for $27.
  — Chris Moody, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
• Here’s your chance to buy a Ferrari F50 that stands out even more than usual.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2023
• The Nets had been bought by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in 2010.
  — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• Don't be swayed by seafood labels like 'wild caught' and 'farm raised' when buying fish.
  — Life Kit, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
• Each school year brings the perennial puzzle of what to buy as teacher gifts.
  — Laura Fenton, wsj.com, 7 Oct. 2023
• Bring a blanket and a picnic, or buy one from a food truck, and arrive early to stake out a spot and play lawn games.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Of buying chairs, shoes, and devices that help to encourage it?
  — Beth Linker, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
• The current owner, Jim Dolan, bought the cafe in 2000, and has retained its down-home appeal.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 10 July 2023
• Post Malone has made a 12 carat gesture by helping a Scottish singer in his quest to buy a home.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 May 2023
• But your life experience has heft that cannot be bought.
  — Jamie Smith Hopkins, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• Just throw on a black maxi, a matching jacket, and DIY yourself some horns (or buy them on Amazon).
  — Kia Goosby, Seventeen, 15 June 2023
• Some camellias are fall bloomers, so check the label before buying.
  — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
• Men with business in Asia bought it for their wives and, before long, everyone who was anyone had to have it.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
• Choosing which products to buy and avoid is still the consumer’s greater super power.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
• Prime members will be able to request an invitation to buy the deals right up until the start of Prime Day.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 July 2023
• Drinkers can buy a variety pack, consisting of a dozen 12-ounce cans, three each of all four flavors.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
• The city bought the property when Gaston was in the process of divesting his business empire.
  — Joseph D. Bryant | [e-mail], al, 26 June 2023
• FedEx also offers express services that buy last-minute gift-givers more time.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
• When buying, make sure the oysters look clean, smell fresh, and are refrigerated or stored on ice.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
• Thousands of Amazon shoppers bought this down parka this month.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Why didn’t the majority of investors buy what Peltz has been selling about Disney’s struggles?
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

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buy

2 of 2 noun

• To be clear, this doesn’t mean PDI is a great buy at all times.
  — Michael Foster, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• The audience is encouraged to cheer for the good buys and boo and hiss the villains.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
• Treasury bonds were a small buy while copper gained and steel was flat.
  — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• That's why coffee makers with grinders are such a smart buy.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• The stock has 60 buy ratings, five holds and one sell, among analysts tracked by Bloomberg.
  — Carmen Reinicke, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
• Don’t miss the spread from Cozy Earth that made our best comforters list and the sheets our testing found to be the best cotton sateen buy.
  — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 20 Nov. 2023
• Plus, with the iPhone 15 slated to release this year, many consider this stock a buy.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• With this buy one, get one free deal, your lawn is going to be looking pristine this spring.
  — Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2023
• If your computer or laptop is short on USB ports, this hub is a smart buy.
  — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• Explain that because- would that require more vetting of the person doing the buy? SEN.
  — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
• Read on to see the rest of my favorites, but act fast to snap them up before these last-minute gifts turn into too-late buys.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• Bank of America thinks the stock, which is up 1% year to date, has further to run, giving it a buy rating.
  — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
• This could take time, so be patient and recall how this feels the next time you're tempted by an impulse buy.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Posing in some of their back-to-school buys, daughter Blaze, 3, and son Ace Wells, 7, smiled wide as the mom of three celebrated the time of year.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
• The buy, sell or trade gathering will include plants, cuttings and seeds.
  — Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
• By some reckoning, these are the best automotive buys in the world.
  — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
• Available in 14 colors, this set of two is a great buy with a wide variety of style choices.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
• Both styles are smart buys for keeping warm in cooler climates.
  — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
• The stock has six buy ratings, 15 holds and two sells, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
  — Joel Leon, Fortune, 29 July 2023
• This striped number is a statement style and budget-friendly buy in one.
  — Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
• However, its price could be a turnoff for those who prefer a budget buy.
  — Ravi Davda, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Reviewed:Shop these 5 last-minute buys for your party What is Cinco de Mayo?
  — Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• According to a release by Never Back Down, the ad is part of a seven-figure ad buy in Iowa.
  — Fin Gómez, CBS News, 18 July 2023
• This is also a great buy for couples who want less motion transfer throughout the night.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• What mattered was that the agents had conducted an undercover buy on the dark web.
  — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
• The company’s buy now, pay later service launched after a months-long wait.
  — WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• Amazon shoppers agree these treats are worth the buy, with more than 9,000 reviewers giving them five stars.
  — Missy Boylan, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
• Jefferies cuts its recommendation on the stock to hold from buy.
  — WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
• We were supposed to consider future value, condition, if the car was a good buy, and, of course, fun.
  — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 21 July 2023
• Even after the steep climb in GE’s share price, 14 of the 20 analysts who follow the company rate the stock a buy, with just one recommending investors sell, according to Bloomberg.
  — Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024