sell
verb (used with object)
to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price.
has sold
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present perfectof sell (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles estate where fitness guru Richard Simmons died in 2024 has sold for $3.8 million—over a year after his death and months after the property reappeared on the market.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
And the company has sold plenty of them: more than 7 million pairs of smart glasses in 2025.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
While he has sold more than 71 million albums in the U.S. to date, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, he hasn’t put out a new solo project since “4:44” in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Brown, who has sold tens of millions of records worldwide and who has a chequered legal history, had previously denied those charges.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Ong Xudn has sold leaves of gold to buy twelve airplane tickets.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
