How to Use make an offer in a Sentence

make an offer

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  • To a business buyer, that track record was the whole reason to make an offer.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • If the right candidate comes along, make an offer sooner rather than later.
    Charles Hipps, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • Based on your answers, Carvana will make an offer that's good for seven days.
    Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Sometimes, buyers don’t have a chance to make an offer before a home is snapped up, sight unseen.
    NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • This is one of the reasons the Jaguars may not make an offer that brings him back to Jacksonville.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Whether any other team will be inclined to make an offer, however, remains to be seen.
    Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Although those buyers didn’t make an offer, the house did eventually sell.
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Can the Cowboys keep some of their playmakers before other teams can make an offer?
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Should one person want out, usually their co-owner has a right of first refusal to make an offer on the other share of the house.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Tigers were the first team to call Lavarnway's agent and make an offer following the lockout.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The website suggests that interested parties fill out an online form to make an offer and share their plans for the brand.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But a lot will depend on how buyers will behave, how many will want to make an offer now and how many others will want to wait for a better time.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And if you’re intrigued and ready to make an offer on a home that truly is a castle, check out the listing for the French castle here.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
  • An interested buyer can make an offer on any of the furniture, though the family has claimed a few pieces.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Still, being over the cap would require some fancy maneuvering to make an offer to any of the centers listed above.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In a less-heated market, buyers can make an offer on a home that is contingent upon selling their current home.
    Nicole Friedman, WSJ, 4 June 2021
  • Paris Saint-Germain registered an interest and held talks but did not make an offer.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • For folks selling their homes, the changing landscape should bring some quick respite, as their agents no longer have to make an offer of commission to buyers' agents.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • What’s the best way to make an offer that’s really understood by (and attractive to) the other party?
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Corden then played real estate agent, urging Harry to make an offer on the place after the prince had nipped in for a bathroom break.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
  • Given China’s tough stance, there are no guarantees Beijing will make an offer to cut tariffs, too.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
  • There’s also the possibility that if a team does make an offer to Jackson, the Ravens can simply match it.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The county could still find its way back to the negotiating table and, in advance of the announcement of this deal did make an offer of new resources.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • There was some speculation Sanders could make an offer to Carter to regain his college football number.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • Here, real estate agents share with House Beautiful how to make an offer—and tips for doing so in a seller’s market.
    Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Once Lifetime said yes, Rohm was finally able to make an offer to Zane, who had always been her first choice to play Ray.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
  • After showing a property to a potential buyer with the financial means to make a purchase, the prospective client opted not to make an offer.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
  • If a first-round tender is placed, an outside team would have to make an offer to the free agent and give up a first-round pick to the previous team if that team does not match the offer made to the player.
    Nick Harris april 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And Schoen chose not to make an offer to try to match or beat it to retain Barkley, who then signed with the rival Philadelphia Eagles.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • For example, would the Broncos, coming off a 7-10 season, make an offer close to what the Colts gave up for Wentz?
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022

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