Example Sentences

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From the apparel I am purchasing you'd think I was wardrobe mistress for a number two 'Talk of New York' company.

From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by McGaffey, Kenneth

I am purchasing an estate, intending to farm it myself.

From Speculations from Political Economy by Clarke, C. B.

Take the money and do not think I am purchasing you; it shall only be an earnest of your future.

From Mohammed Ali and His House by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.

The remainder are usually declined for one of three reasons; either, They are not suited to the policy and the requirements of the publishing house, or the periodicals, for which I am purchasing.

From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora