BOUGHT in a Sentence

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297 example sentences for BOUGHT, such as:
1. He bought a bar of soap.
2. She bought a new white mop.
3. He bought me a bag of toffees.
4. Love can neither be bought nor sold.
5. We bought our house several years ago.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BOUGHT
Classic Sentence: (195 in 14 pages)
1  With the exception of the dark-eyed woman's chair, which looked like a soiled relic of luxury bought at a country auction, the furniture was of the roughest kind.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
2  Gradually the plantation widened out, as Gerald bought more acres lying near him, and in time the white house became a reality instead of a dream.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
3  Speculators swarmed Wilmington and, having the ready cash, bought up boatloads of goods and held them for a rise in prices.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  People frenziedly bought these luxuries with the money they had today, fearing that tomorrow's prices would be higher and the money worthless.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  She had a shrewd suspicion that the reason he had so much money left over was that he had not bought the fowls or most of the food.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
6  But I cleared money on it and bought some more stuff and the store just went along fine.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
7  I haven't bought it yet but I'm going to.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
8  So, because he was tired, he bought peace at her own terms.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  Then, to Frank's horror, she triumphantly bought his mill at her own price.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
10  You been sendin us money right along and Ashley and me, well, we've paid taxes and bought the mule and seeds and what-all and a few hogs and chickens.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
11  I've bought them a house on the Battery and they've servants to look after them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
12  More exciting than the people she met were the frocks Rhett bought her, superintending the choice of colors, materials and designs himself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
13  She recklessly bought gifts for the family.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
14  He always asked Mammy's permission to take Wade riding and consulted with her before he bought Ella dolls.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
15  Ostensibly the pony was for all three children and Rhett bought a saddle for Wade too.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIX
Example Sentence: (102 in 7 pages)
1  My father bought a new suit on his charge account.
2  An agent bought the rights to his life.
3  We bought our house several years ago.
4  A lot of houses in the area are being bought by non-residents.
5  We bought the house to arm against big price rises.
6  He bought me a bag of toffees.
7  I bought a bar of soap in the supermarket.
8  He bought a bar of soap.
9  Love can neither be bought or sold; its only price is love.
10  Love can neither be bought nor sold.
11  Honesty may be dear bought; but can never be an ill pennyworth.
12  He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London.
13  My mother bought me a waterproof watch.
14  For my thirtieth birthday, my friends clubbed together and bought me a watch.
15  She bought a new white mop.