Example sentences for: bought

How can you use “bought” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Should human eggs be bought and sold?

  • Others say the novel rambles: "As with a bright child brought down to entertain the guests, you begin to wonder when it will be bath time" (Richard Eder, the Los Angeles Times ). They also note the new novel's fortuitous publication date: The rumor that Monica Lewinsky bought Baker's 1992 phone-sex novel Vox for President Clinton has upped that book's sales 200 percent.

  • The painter bought the house as he rose in prestige and wealth.

  • Not only has each dollar of saving bought more investment goods in recent years, but a greater share of that dollar was invested in information technology, including computers, software, and communications equipment.

  • The Los Angeles Times lead is that California thrift institution Home Savings is being bought by Seattle-based Washington Mutual, creating the nation's seventh-largest financial institution.


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