How to Use trade in a Sentence

trade

1 of 3 noun
  • Trade accounts for half of our gross national product.
  • The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players.
  • This is not a short-term trade.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • There was so much good that came from the trade.
    — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Chiefs choice in trade with Browns.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Brown was viewed as a throw in at the time of the trade.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The dogs had been stolen by thieves tied to the dog meat trade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This rule does not apply to trades.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • LaFleur was asked if that was a good trade off?
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • If so, these trades can be useful.
    — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That is why the trade is breaking apart.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
  • Our trade is more long software than short semis.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • The trade helped my career, that’s for sure.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The trade Get long and stay long above $50.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Andrew is forced to quit his trade envoy role.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And the Heat do have the contracts that would match in a trade.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Many of us invest, trade, and even gamble at times.
    — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The team made two major trades to bolster both sides of the ball.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Users can control the amount the agents spend and approve trades.
    — semafor.com, 29 May 2026
  • The Stars would rather have a healthy Seguin back than make a trade.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Free agency is weak, so the best bet will be the trade market.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • For the last few years, investors have been able to hide behind one trade.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
  • The trade was only an agreement.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Could a trade for Dexter Lawrence be in the cards?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Hopefully, again, these are the types of trades that work out for both guys.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Blake wouldn’t go into depth when asked to reflect on how the trade played out.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s a round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026
  • How much does this trade move the needle for the Chargers?
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This is part of the data center trade that is still winning.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Max Kepler’s name has floated around in trade talk for years.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024

trade

2 of 3 verb
  • I traded seats with her halfway through the show.
  • She mostly trades in stocks.
  • I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing.
  • He was traded to the Yankees.
  • They traded him to the Broncos.
  • If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you.
  • Their firm specializes in trading bonds.
  • Many park cash and never trade.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The stock is trading at a record.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • Kids went crazy trading them around.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The team has not been trying to trade him.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • No one wants to trade a dollar for 15 cents.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At that price, shares would trade at about $109 post-split.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But that does help if the Avs need to trade someone.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
  • How much does the stock normally trade each day?
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Both teams would trade punts for the next three possessions.
    — Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The teams traded scores throughout the first half.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Now trades again will matter, will have to matter.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The two teams traded special teams gaffes.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The stock market, while volatile, is trading near record highs.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The teams traded goals in the first, then the game bogged down in the second.
    — Brad Schlossman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Fields was then traded to the Chiefs a week later.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Jaylen Waddle was traded away for draft picks.
    — Omar Kelly april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The four musicians traded off on each lyric of the first verse.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • If the Tigers end up trading him, this is the kind of team that would make sense.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Next, Hortiz traded out of the third round.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Red Sox may yet trade Duran.
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The shares were still trading at a fraction of their price before the fire.
    — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But some investors trade too often, Gagne said.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Spencer trades a night out on the town for an evening in pajamas, with good tunes and best friends.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024

trade

3 of 3 adjective
  • John Hollinger has a question post-trade deadline.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • While the Wolves have had their ups and downs since then, the improved bench post-trade deadline has been a big story.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Shanahan himself pretty much made that clear in a recent post-trade press conference.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Trump has long used tariffs as leverage in non-trade political disputes.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • One of the Yankees’ pre-trade deadline pickups is already injured.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, in recent decades, the Senate has tended to be less populist and more pro-trade than the House.
    — Daniel Griswold, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
  • When the Cubs have played well post-trade deadline, Schwindel’s performance has been a key role in that success.
    — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Miller said in a post-trade podcast appearance of being indoctrinated by his new teammates.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • However, a renal cell carcinoma in his left kidney was found in a post-trade physical which required surgery.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Next summer, the post-trade Hawks could have as much as $40 million in cap space to add players who are better fits around Johnson.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Beijing’s pro-trade steps have fueled concerns among American businesses and close allies.
    — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
  • That post-trade stretch of games started with a seven-point loss to the Trail Blazers on a night when the Magic had eight available players.
    — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Some non-trade roles will also play a part in shaping policy, particularly with regard to China.
    — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The Cowboys will take the field for the first time post-trade next week in their season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • To date, there has been no Biden relief from the anti-trade positions and the situation has actually gotten worse.
    — Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • But keep in mind that nobody except Adebayo was made off limits to Milwaukee during their pre-trade deadline discussions.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Free trade was never truly free, and reshaping the existing intricate web of trade and non-trade barriers has a more complex gradual impact.
    — Jenny Johnson, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The January deal was expected to jumpstart soybean exports to China to levels exceeding pre-trade war highs.
    — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 24 June 2020
  • San Francisco’s head coach attempted to push back against that narrative during a broad post-trade press conference earlier in April.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Donovan Mitchell has held it down all season while Darius Garland struggled with pre-trade injury and Evan Mobley missed time.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The physical components of that particular device were not trade secrets or protected by federal law from being disclosed, the court filing said.
    — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 11 May 2017
  • Overall, Asia-Pacific nonfuel exports are back above or close to pre-Covid and pre-trade war levels—suggesting there hasn’t been any big shift in supply chains yet.
    — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The Stars still have three post-trade deadline recalls remaining, and could theoretically use them before the season finale on Monday.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 9 May 2021
  • Of those, over 500 were placed in trade and non-trade positions across the city, including at the Obama Presidential Center.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Almost as soon as international trade had been liberalized, anti-trade tariffs were instituted across Europe.
    — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Ryan, who has long staked out a spot in the anti-trade wing of the Democratic Party, appeals to blue-collar workers by supporting a blend of tariffs and industrial policy.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2022
  • LeVert is finding his groove with the Pacers after missing significant time when a post-trade medical examination revealed a mass on his kidney.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Because of Hall, who has rejuvenated Krejci, the Bruins were the league’s most productive 5-on-5 team post-trade deadline.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
  • The company has already introduced pre-trade verifications, which can help users avoid phishing, along with a verification system for vetted cryptocurrencies.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Traded by the Bills to Houston before last season, where a season-ending knee injury limited him to eight games, Diggs will be playing in Buffalo for the first time post-trade.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025

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