How to Use option to buy in a Sentence

option to buy

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  • There are now four such motels, two of which the city and county have an option to buy.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2020
  • Whoever buys the house will have the option to buy those as well, though the price was not mentioned.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The airline also has an option to buy another 105 of the aircraft by the end of the decade.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Mattson said San Ysidro Health has an option to buy the building in the future.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The family of four pays about $500 in monthly rent, with an option to buy the house from the landlord.
    Edgar Sandoval, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • There’s also the option to buy all three products in a bundle set.
    Jasmine Grant, Essence, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Some shops also offer the option to buy online and pick up in store.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In the first round, Southwest gave the government the option to buy about 2.6 million shares anytime in the next five years.
    Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The authority has an option to buy the plant sooner — though not for that amount.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • There's also the option to buy an AirTag loop, available in plastic or leather.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
  • The option to buy up to $5,000 more with your tax refund is a separate program.
    Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Laundry and repairs are included in the fee, and there’s also the option to buy any items that are too cute to send back.
    Leigh-Ann Jackson, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The buyer also offered Errol the option to buy half of an emerald mine with that cash.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The couple signed a three-year lease with an option to buy the split-level house from Divvy Homes, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies.
    Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The deal has an option to buy the rights to Bran, who has five appearances with the Costa Rican national team.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Yet the injury also hastened his return to LAFC on a loan that includes an option to buy.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The only problem was the Continental Oil Co. had an option to buy the old church and erect a filling station.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • Often, an Amazon listing shows an option to buy the product used.
    Shira Ovide, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Highly risky and highly leveraged, such trades allow users to purchase an option to buy or sell, say, 100 shares of a stock at a set price in the future.
    Jon Sarlin, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
  • How does the land sale affect Foxconn? As a precursor to the sale, Foxconn agreed to relinquish its option to buy the 315-acre parcel.
    Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There’s also an option to buy a set of hangers on a custom rod that can be resized to fit a variety of spaces.
    WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The Covid-19 pandemic has also made the option to buy online and pick up in-store more common than ever before.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • There’s also the option to buy online and pick up the items in-store, though inventory varies by location.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • Hoffenheim retains the option to buy after the loan expires.
    Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Potential buyers have clamored to place hundreds of thousands of $100 reservations to get in line and have the option to buy.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2022
  • That sent the option to buy to the second-highest bidder: a consortium of three of the current owners, who had their paddle up at $189.5 million.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The brand is known for its sleek Oxford collection, but shoppers also have the option to buy boots, loafers, driving shoes, velvet slippers, and more.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Safety-pin earrings are also a great option to buy in bulk—the only thing better than one safety-pin earring is two (or three or four or five).
    Lyndsey Noel, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Australia will reportedly first purchase three submarines, with the option to buy two more at a later time.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Great for work and play, the carrier is available in three sizes, a variety of goes-with-everything colors, and the option to buy with or without a zipper.
    Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 13 May 2023

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