Sentence examples for expensive purchases from inspiring English sources

But expensive purchases are still nerve-wracking.

The recession has quickly reversed the trend to trade up, and people are delaying expensive purchases.

On his various accounts there are frequent shots of stacks of money, and of expensive purchases.

They lure cruise passengers into making expensive purchases of diamonds and art from companies that offer dubious money-back guarantees.

Ms. Febles, 47, used the stolen money to pay for a series of expensive purchases, the government said.

"Where do all the clothes go?" she said, referring to the expensive purchases made by women who frequent trunk shows.

Executives at B&B embarked on expensive purchases such as mortgage broker John Charcol, later sold for a song.

Coins are designed to facilitate small, everyday purchases -- a newspaper, a cup of coffee, a loaf of bread -- while bills should be reserved for more expensive purchases.

Too often, outdated specifications and contract language bind the government and the contractor to expensive purchases that have only marginal benefits.

But the history of Silicon Valley suggests that expensive purchases of start-ups by start-ups may not always be so crazy.

He also said that small, less-expensive purchases — for music or for mobile applications — seemed to bolster those online sales.