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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Jesse Beeler first became a homeowner when he was 23 years old, and since then, he has sold that house and bought another one.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The breakthrough achieved by OpenAI’s Astra and Anthropic’s Fable 5.1 is that they can find their own resources, according to Nguyen, who has sold two companies to Apple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The product has sold out in the country after going viral online.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Since the beginning of his tenure, shares of Apple have rallied over 2,200%, the company has sold over 3 billion iPhones and it’s returned nearly $900 billion to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
He makes up a set of books, for the business end of my painting: what has sold, and for how much.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
