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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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The filling is only six ingredients, the crust is store-bought, and for extra credit there are three easy topping variations. Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 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 Pumpkin seeds, from fresh pumpkin or store-bought, can be used to top salads or as a tasty snack. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 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 27 Nov. 2025.

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