in the sales

phrase

British

: at a time when many stores have a sale

I bought these shoes in the sales.

Examples of in the sales in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some believe that a sales manager’s main job is to manage, not sell; others believe managers should be deeply involved in the sales process. — Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Items that are exempt from statewide sales taxes, like food, are not included in the 1% in the sales tax for education should the referendum pass. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

The company put the tariff refund benefit to margins at 85 basis points, offsetting a 60 basis point decline due to a change in the sales mix resulting from the prior acquisitions of GMS and Mingledorff. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Reporting then revealed a historic spike in the sales of physical books printed before 2022, and booksellers began voicing their suspicions that AI companies were secretly their big buyers. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the sales

• ails
• ales
• bailes
• bails
• bales
• dales
• dalles
• fails
• gales
• hails
• hales
• jails