Example sentences for: wal-

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

  • This week, things brightened slightly, for no obvious reason aside from excellent earnings from bellwethers Cisco (a holding of mine) and Wal-Mart (which I don't own but probably should) and a general sense that the market was "oversold."

  • Wal-Mart's present is rosy, with second quarter sales up 15 percent and profits up 21 percent to $1.

  • If Wal-Mart weren't able to offer lower prices in its stores because it was barred from getting volume discounts from its suppliers, it would hardly be a powerhouse retailer.

  • "The company would never knowingly infringe anyone's copyright," said Wal-Mart spokesman Michael Maher.

  • The NYT business section cites a fact that puts much Internet hype into perspective while powerfully explaining the rationale of the recent spate of "clicks and mortar" business deals: Wal-Mart is expected to report nearly $143 billion in domestic revenue for fiscal 1999, roughly 7 percent of the United States retail market and seven times all Internet sales combined.


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