sold (for)

past tense of sell (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sold (for)
Verb
  • In Milwaukee, name-brand groceries cost $70 or more The same list of name-brand groceries cost more than $70 at all three Milwaukee-area stores.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The black, green and gold colours were a fitting redesign, and cost $350,000.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combine all of that fresh talent with the deepest coaching staff since the Patriots’ last Super Bowl run and the league’s second-easiest schedule … is the postseason really all that far fetched?
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In Seattle, tiny apartments averaging 405 square feet fetched an average rent of $1,289, as opposed to $2,388 for conventional flats.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sold (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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