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Examples of store-bought in a Sentence

he served store-bought biscuits and airily pretended he had baked them himself
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Does refrigerating help or hurt the freshness of your homemade or store-bought loaf? Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026 For example, homemade versions made with fresh ingredients will generally offer more nutrients compared to store-bought. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025 To the store-bought pre-cooked and cubed sweet potatoes, Auslander-Moreno and Marz added a splash of cinnamon, butter, vanilla, honey, maple syrup and mashed it all together and topped it with pecans. Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 Often my fridge is home to roast chicken, sometimes roasted in house, sometimes store-bought. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for store-bought

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of store-bought was in 1876

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“Store-bought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store-bought. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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