7 sentences with 'purchased'

Example sentences and phrases with the word purchased and other words derived from it.

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« A neighbor of the Ford family had purchased a portable steam engine from the Westinghouse Company, and the contraption broke down. »
« Moreover, the indulgence could be purchased on behalf of those who were already dead and "take them out" of purgatory in one fell swoop. »
« New Orleans had been part of the French empire before the United States purchased it, along with the rest of the Louisiana territory, in 1803. »
« The crime had been committed in Monterey. But the detective considered other facts: Virginia induced Deana to buy a policy from an insurance company in San Diego; and it was in San Diego that she purchased the drug Elavil. »
« The ships then sailed north to look at trading prospects and supposedly purchased one million acres of land from Maori. However, the New Zealand Company decided not to pursue any ventures in New Zealand, as it had already spent ₤20,000 on it. »
« Jefferson, who wanted to expand the United States to realise his "empire of liberty", achieved his greatest triumph in 1803 when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. For $15 million - a bargain price considering the amount of land involved - the United States doubled in size. »
« In 1819, a block of land in Kerikeri was purchased to set up a new Mission Station at Paihia, which Reverend Henry Williams operated. Williams became highly respected among Nga Puhi, and prevented fighting on several occasions. Missionary influence also put an end to slavery and cannibalism among the Maori. The first baptism of a Maori in New Zealand was conducted in 1825. »

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