Examples of store-bought in a Sentence

he served store-bought biscuits and airily pretended he had baked them himself
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Like potato chips—objectively better store-bought, don’t fight me on this—sometimes a factory just does it better. Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 Other factors also play into this, like whether the bread was homemade or store-bought and the general environment of your kitchen. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025 Yo Mama’s Dairy-Free Caesar: Tasters found this contender for our best store-bought Caesar Salad dressing taste test too oily. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025 Growing carrots from seed can give you a harvest of sweet roots way better than store-bought with these growing tips. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for store-bought

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of store-bought was in 1876

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“Store-bought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store-bought. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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