in the sales
idiom
British
: at a time when many stores have a sale
I bought these shoes in the sales.
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While prices for existing homes are rising, most of the gains for median prices are coming from a board shift in the sales mix.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
There were onions on the floor in the sales area.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Under Halley, the company opted instead for private meetings with different agencies and clients — a model that has been praised in some quarters as facilitating deeper conversations earlier in the sales process.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Like Grace, who once struggled to find the right fit, her customers are solving the same problem—and the demand is reflected in the sales.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
There were onions on the floor in the sales area.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Under Halley, the company opted instead for private meetings with different agencies and clients — a model that has been praised in some quarters as facilitating deeper conversations earlier in the sales process.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Like Grace, who once struggled to find the right fit, her customers are solving the same problem—and the demand is reflected in the sales.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the sales
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“In the sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20sales. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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