sold

[sohld]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of sell.

sold

/ səʊld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of sell

adjective

1. slang,  uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about

Other Word Forms

• self-sold adjective
• unsold adjective
• well-sold adjective

Example Sentences

More than 150 million copies of the game have been sold around the world, according to toy manufacturer Hasbro, which bought Waddingtons 30 years ago.

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She sold the house to someone else, but under the rules of auctions, Miles still owes her the money.

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On Saturday night, the balls were sold at auction.

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But unlike a retirement account that can be divided or a house that can be sold in a divorce, embryos represent both the potential for life and lifelong financial obligations.

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Venture Global instead sold the gas from the terminal on the lucrative spot market that year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Russian energy sent prices soaring.

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