sold
disposed of to a purchaser
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,748 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,410 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- disposed of to a purchaser this merchandise is sold
sold in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was “sold”; and yet he manifested neither spite nor anger.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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They found that Father had sold all his things and was ready to go home.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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He had worked as teamster and had bought and sold anything to anybody right and left.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Great men sell sheep, thus to be cut in pieces, When first they have shorn them bare, and sold their fleeces.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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The white man, however, brought suit, obtained judgment for the hundred dollars and Biscoe's farm was sold to pay the judgment.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1