sold
simple past tense and past participle of sell1.
Other words from sold
- self-sold, adjective
- un·sold, adjective
- well-sold, adjective
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How to use sold in a sentence
Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain | Tim Teeman | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot only has he not “done Santa in four years,” but he has sold his reindeer as well.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early 1900s, fashion forgers often sketched designs they saw in Paris shows and sold reproductions in France and overseas.
Gift cards are sold at kiosks in shopping malls or even websites that catering to this exchange market.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo compare, Lana Del Rey sold over 100,000 copies that same week.
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The last-named building remained in the possession of the Unitarians until 1861, when it was sold to the Roman Catholics.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIn 1603 it was ordered that one quart of best ale, or two of small, should be sold for one penny.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellEverywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe office of clerk of the court is about to be sold, having been placed at fifteen hundred pesos.
British Dictionary definitions for sold
/ (səʊld) /
the past tense and past participle of sell
sold on slang uncritically attached to or enthusiastic about
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