How to Use buy off in a Sentence

buy off

verb
  • They can’t be bought off of the shelves from an Hermès boutique.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
  • But justice moved slowly, over four years, and then was bought off.
    Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the day anyone else will be intimidated, bought off, blackmailed or ripped to shreds.
    NBC News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • That has raised speculation the gang bosses were bought off.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Below buy off their website — the platforms try to steer the chains' customers away from them and toward their own new offerings.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Their work had caught the eye of local government officials, who backed their efforts by giving them funds to buy off-the-shelf cloth masks.
    Megan Molteni, Wired, 12 Aug. 2020
  • That is sometimes added to supplements people buy off the internet.
    Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Zoe Guitar customers can buy off-the-rack handmade guitars for around $1,200, but many Zoe customers relish the idea of having their guitars built to order.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide.
    Hannah Norman, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In an Instagram Story posted over the weekend, Biles revealed that her tiered halter-neck gown, as well as her shoes, bouquet and wedding band, were bought off of Amazon the week of.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Why are the Chinese Communists so desperate to buy off American elites?
    WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In short, America would rather buy off the current class of homeowners than make any painful economic sacrifices.
    Byalena Botros, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But as detailed in the YouTube video, the one bought off eBay only has two inductors, as well as a large electrolytic capacitor, but a lot less circuitry overall.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Soaring oil revenues were used to enrich Chávez loyalists, feed populism and buy off opponents.
    Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Those who publicly criticized the IT system were threatened with legal action or bought off in nondisclosure agreements.
    Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But many functions of modern heavy equipment, including vehicles in the U.S. military, are controlled by standard video game controllers anyone can buy off a Best Buy shelf.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • For advanced liberal democracies, buying off others to keep migrants at bay may also come at a high political and moral cost.
    Kelly M. Greenhill, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Rising prices are prompting more Americans to buy off brand items, and major supermarket chains are encouraging the trend by slashing prices on many private-label products.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 June 2022
  • But as elections grew more competitive, and with offices across regions up for grabs, gangs started to buy off candidates of various affiliations.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, Kretchmer and Lawrence decided to simply buy off-the-shelf robotic arms, strip them of their existing software and install their own proprietary artificial intelligence and vision systems.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • No individual and especially wealthy elites should be given these types of opportunities to buy off social media platforms.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
  • Among other reasons, that will buy off the Australias’ own military industry and the associated Australian ministers and legislators.
    Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Currently, states may obtain waivers enabling recipients to buy off-contract formula, but the process isn’t automatic during emergency periods.
    Tarini Parti, WSJ, 19 May 2022

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