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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were sold to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the transfer of ownership of an item or property to another party.
Example: "The rare artifacts were sold to a private collector at the auction."
Alternatives: "were transferred to" or "were purchased by".
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Many were sold to other men.
Two were sold to me.
Some were sold to traders.
Eventually some were sold to the Ringling Brothers Circus.
Bartholomews were sold to the Readers Digest.
They were sold to Telecommunications, Inc. (NASD).
Their harvests were sold to middlemen in Tierra Caliente.
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"They were selling to me.
No one wants to be sold to.
Camels were being sold to butchers.
That information can be sold to marketers.
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