Example sentences for: trade

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

  • Under the wise reign of Solomon, the city flourished as the capital of an empire that stretched from Damascus to the Red Sea and controlled the trade routes from Egypt to Phoenicia.

  • The Nao trade route continued until the early 1800s, when José María Morelos y Pavón, a hero of Mexico’s War of Independence, took over Acapulco and stopped the trade, sending the town into a century-long respite, a hiatus that ended only when the Mexican government paved the highway between Mexico City and Acapulco.

  • Meanwhile, Britain's Sunday Times names the Cuban trade union weekly Trabajadores "Scrooge of the week" for its lack of Christmas spirit.

  • Taking up a cause recently promoted by its Canadian proprietor Conrad Black, the conservative British Daily Telegraph (circulation 1 million) argued Britain should apply for membership--or associate membership--in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

  • A perpetual trade surplus is likely to mean you're either working too hard or consuming too little; either way, you're not getting enough enjoyment out of life."


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