bought it

phrase

variants or bought the farm
past tense of buy it

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bought it What’s now a polished lodge—two- and three-story wings along the shoreline, fishing boats named Eel Grass and Sea Wolf docked out front—was a defunct forestry homestead when the Nation bought it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 Artnet reports that the sculpture’s current owner bought it privately from the London dealer Patricia Wengraf earlier this year. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Sep. 2026 The truck was stock with 127,444 miles when Rutledge bought it. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026 Hargitay and Synnott aren’t alone in loving this cream—7,000 Amazon shoppers bought it in the past month alone. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 The property was later owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who bought it in 2000 and added several structures. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 But for now, Sharswood is serving the purpose Fred bought it for in the first place. — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, country star Zach Bryan bought it from more than $12 million. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 In 1974, a Miami Beach hotelier named Harold Konover bought it and reamed it the Konover. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Bought it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bought%20it. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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