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

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

Specialty clothing or footwear designed for athletic activity or protective use and accessory items like jewelry, handbags, luggage, umbrellas, wallets and watches are not included in the sales tax exemption. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Last year, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, proposed a 2% increase in the sales tax that would go to the city. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the sales

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