How to Use buy in a Sentence

buy

1 of 2 verb
  • He bought the quilt from a local artist.
  • Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy.
  • He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.
  • I bought this hat for $10.
  • So now is a good time to buy them.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Sell that one and buy Coreweave .
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, most brands still treat it like a place to buy ads.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Is now a good time to buy silver?
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The way most people buy one isn’t.
    Ryan Brennan may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • What are the best splatter screens to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the best egg poacher pan to buy?
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • What’s the best wineglass set to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What’s the best wineglass set to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Sounds like a good reason to buy a new set to me.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • At least there’s still one thing left in this world that can’t be bought.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
  • That’s maybe where something is bought, not sold.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Poor guy might have to go out and buy a gift just to keep the peace.
    Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • That leads back to the question of who will buy the coal.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Both firms have buy ratings on the stock and are very bullish.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Most will buy too late, sell too early, or own the wrong side.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There was a lot on the line, a lot of fans who had bought tickets.
    Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • One bought her a 22-room mansion.
    Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
  • The kingdom has bought its seat at the table.
    Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
  • Winning one earned you the right to buy tickets.
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • What is the best arnica gel to buy?
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The industry bought a lot of things for very high prices.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What is the best place to buy physical gold?
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • Not buy one ticket and expect free board.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Read an excerpt below and buy a copy of the book here.
    ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • But that’s good for anyone looking to buy a home here.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026

buy

2 of 2 noun
  • Nvidia’s best buy right now is its own stock.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 May 2026
  • Eleven rate it a buy, while nine have a hold.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Still kept a buy rating on all three.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Citi kept its buy rating on shares.
    Zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Which of either of these is the best buy?
    William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Goldman rates both stocks a buy.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Both firms kept their buy ratings.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The build-vs-buy shift is the first chapter.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • The ads have run for three weeks so far, out of a four-week ad buy.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Which is a terrible thing to let a kid buy.
    Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The bank has a buy rating on the burger joint.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • Goldman has a buy rating on all three.
    Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Barclays kept a buy rating on all three stocks.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Jefferies has a buy rating on the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what to fill your cart with on your next trip to the bulk-buy grocer.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Here's what to fill your cart with on your next trip to the bulk-buy grocer.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Barclays kept its buy rating on the stock, though.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Rosenblatt has a buy rating on shares.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Truist kept its buy ratings for both.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • Treasury bonds were a small buy while copper gained and steel was flat.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Baird downgraded shares to hold from buy.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The insurance pays the buy-out.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • That would put our first buy at around the $609 level.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An impulse buy can overdraft you.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • As always, scroll through to spend smarter (and skip the regret buys).
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Melius rates Amkor a buy with a $60 price target.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
  • All of these luxe beauty buys can be found at Walmart.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The bank now views Netflix as a buy, up from neutral.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But if Wright is successful, these are all buys.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
  • The bank currently has a buy rating on the name.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025

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