Examples of store-bought in a Sentence

he served store-bought biscuits and airily pretended he had baked them himself
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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 5 Oct. 2024.

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