How to Use in bulk in a Sentence

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  • Order a single pair to try out, or buy in bulk with the four- and six-packs.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
  • Copies were bought in bulk, either destroyed or kept under lock and key.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Because many farmers buy diesel in bulk; store hundreds of gallons on their farm.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • As one of the cheapest grocery stores in the country, shoppers are flocking to wholesale clubs to buy in bulk and save big.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Buying in bulk can help shoppers stretch their Halloween candy budget.
    — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The value of junk silver is tied to the current market price of silver, often sold in bulk by face value.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Palmer said buying food in bulk and joining loyalty programs can also save you money.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Buying in bulk when local produce is at its cheapest also unlocks longer-term savings.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • How often do consumers look up a single record versus analyze data in bulk?
    — Kevin Mathrani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • One ongoing outbreak involves eggs that were produced in Texas and were sold in bulk and in grocery stores.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Washington says buying those items in bulk can help families stretch their grocery budgets.
    — Sharon Lawson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But shoppers can still find deals by comparing prices, buying in bulk and opting for a mix of chocolate and non-chocolate sweets.
    — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The goal is to stop large real estate owners from buying properties in bulk and then reselling them at much higher prices.
    — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Buying in bulk means a bigger profit for Costco, and a higher volume of products will move through the store.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • There’s a reason why there’s actually a color called ‘ceiling white’ that’s sold in bulk at home improvement stores.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
  • As such, the centers routinely offer more food items for sale, both in bulk and individually.
    — Eric Adler july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Anderson noted that whole milk cartons cost two-and-a-half cents more per carton, which can add up when buying milk in bulk for thousands of students each day.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While theaters often institute purchasing limits, buckets are still poached in bulk and resold online.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • However, most thrift stores fail to capture the resale value of high-end goods, especially when they’re donated in bulk.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Lottery officials reserve the right to refuse any winnings to lottery players caught illegally buying tickets in bulk.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Decisions rarely happened categorically or in bulk; everything came down to whether the specific thing in front of you—that book, this shop—was good enough to draw you in.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The disagreements were intelligent, experienced, and specific — and reading them in bulk did not soften my view.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • While the material has been around in bulk form for decades, only recently has it been made into 2D flakes, joining the list of other van der Waals crystals.
    — Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Target was another option for shoppers buying in bulk, although some products cost more than comparable options at Costco.
    — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Pattern buys a brand’s products in bulk, handles the entire selling process from setting up online storefronts to delivery logistics, and profits from selling the products at a markup.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Archive Pearl is an AI tool developed by researchers in Canada to transcribe handwritten documents in bulk.
    — Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2026
  • ProPublica found the algorithm processes claims in bulk—deciding in seconds what human reviewers once spent hours evaluating.
    — Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The suspects bought zip ties in bulk due to about five to 10 zip ties being cut open every time the child was taken out of the room, the affidavit alleged, according to WGAL.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Some reported magnetic order, unusual Hall effects, and efficient spin-charge conversion, while others found no evidence of magnetism in bulk crystals or relaxed thin films.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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