buy
verb (used with object)
to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
were buying
-
past progressiveof buy.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“My adviser told me that Bitcoin was too volatile for me to buy, and then I found out that big institutions like his were buying it for themselves,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The company had a big spike in demand around the Covid-19 pandemic when everyone was inside and a lot of Americans were buying homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Researchers from Lancaster University found the area's farms were buying in far more fertiliser and processed animal feed than needed, causing a build-up of phosphorus in the soil and polluting waterways.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Therefore, if investors were buying calls to exploit future upside potential in the stock, then derivative traders would be looking to buy shares to hedge themselves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The groups of women who were coming to Wells’s readings were members of reading groups, and they were buying extra copies not just for family and friends but for other members of their group.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
