in the sales

idiom

British

: at a time when many stores have a sale

I bought these shoes in the sales.

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The perfect conditions to launch Giving Tuesday Shoppers eagerly participate in the sales events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. —

Kelsey Piper, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024 When that rehash died down and she was finally getting defeated in the sales war, Swift ran a celebrity-overload psyops campaign by dating a guy in the Super Bowl. —

Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024 Headquartered in Sorrento Valley, ARS grew its headcount in the last month from a staff of 60 full-time employees to about 150, with many of the new positions in the sales department to support Neffy. —

Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024 The partner ecosystem is betting on their industry expertise earlier in the sales cycle. —

Olga Lykova, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the sales

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