sold

past tense of sell

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sold On Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, in Fremont in August 2022, a 1,866-square-foot home was sold for $2,440,000, a price per square foot of $1,308. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 The company also sold monthly subscription boxes of hypoallergenic earrings for $20 per pair — the idea being that piercing customers would then buy into a subscription model for new jewelry every month. Jennifer Liu tasia Jensen, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025 Three years later, Witherspoon pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges stemming from his part ownership of another nursing school, Siena College of Health II in Lauderhill, that sold hundreds of phony diplomas and transcripts to students seeking to become licensed practical or registered nurses. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025 The recall affects approximately 3,315 pounds of Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke packaged and sold at Costco deli sections on September 18, 2025. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025 At the time, the Pet Crocs sold for $50. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 In June, a 14,369-square-foot Mediterranean-style mansion sold for $25 million cash. Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025 However, the property is being sold through an auction conducted by Concierge Auction − a global luxury real estate auction marketplace. Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025 With more than 100,000 copies sold from her four EP releases between 2022 and 2024, Chaeyeon took on acting this summer as one of the lead roles in the web series Fresh Romance. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sold
Verb
  • No longer just a domestic tool, this infrastructure is now being marketed abroad.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Lots of skin care products, from cleansers to serums to moisturizers include B3, which is marketed as an ingredient to help improve skin tone and texture.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Observing how the licensed lines of fashion designer Pierre Cardin retailed at La Rinascente at lower prices, Armani came to understand that diversifying a brand to appeal to different customer groups could be a profitable strategy for global expansion.
    Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In keeping with her characteristically humble style, her engagement dress originally retailed for $398.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Similarly, if intakes concentrate in cities or states where the product was not distributed or widely consumed, the data may not hold up.
    Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The funding is to be distributed over five years, with $10 billion available each year beginning in the federal fiscal year 2026.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Sold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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