Example Sentences

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Another drag on gold prices has been selling by central banks.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A mile or so from the pads where Artemis II will light up the sky, Brenda Mulberry, owner of Space Shirts, has been selling Nasa T-shirts and souvenirs for 40 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It has been selling zero calorie drinks, perfect for consumers’ tastes today, and can use its growing cash pile to repurchase shares.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

This move likely will be significant, but for now the strategy that has worked best has been selling rallies to 7,000 and buying declines to 6,800 or so.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

The forage for the army horses and mules, and we have an immense number, consists almost wholly of wheat in the sheaf—wheat that has been selling for ten dollars per bushel in Confederate money.

From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John