How to Use acquisition in a Sentence

acquisition

noun
  • The big company's newest acquisition is a small chain of clothing stores.
  • The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display.
  • There’s a lot to like about this type of acquisition for our team.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The acquisition rule puts it on the field.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • So, is the acquisition a smart move?
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The fact that your deck convinced the board to green light the acquisition is an outcome.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • It is not known to have made any acquisitions since its takeover by Apollo.
    — Jacob Adelman, Philly.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Take a look at their grades and reaction to the free agent acquisition.
    — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2018
  • So the next best thing can be to look at management’s acquisition track record.
    — David Wainer, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Twitter is suing to force him to go through with the acquisition.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The thing is, Duncan is the one who leaked the acquisition news.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The state will now begin the planning and acquisition process for all three.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
  • For all those frictions, now is the time to start making acquisitions.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • And that doesn't include any acquisition costs the club would incur.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021
  • The acquisition will lead to a reshuffle.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The acquisition market showed signs of life.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This is Aytu’s third acquisition in just over a year and its biggest to date.
    — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Screen was the first report to the news of the production and sales acquisition.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • So what better choice to run this fictional acquisition than the guy who thought up the idea in the first place?
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Read more These graphics show what the acquisition could mean for your credit card.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Darboven was a wealthy woman who never left home and used acquisition agents.
    — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The Monroeville acquisition might be part of that.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Overlap acquisition was its splashiest deal yet.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Some players will still think this sucks, see character acquisition slow and then bounce.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One way - buy them - via direct acquisitions or ‘acqui-hires’.
    — Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The North acquisition shows Google isn’t giving up on this field.
    — Maya Tribbitt, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2020
  • Those will be transferred to Caesars as part of the acquisition.
    — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2018
  • And now that Baldwin is back, that trade acquisition has cut ties with the team after a very short stint.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Just opened is a showing of new acquisitions by the museum.
    — Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The acquisition is the latest in a string of deals in the wellness and functional foods space.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 18 May 2026

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