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in the sales

in the sales prepositional phrase: at a time when many stores are holding sales.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK) At a time when many stores are holding sales.

Questions about in the sales

What does in the sales mean?
In the sales means at a time when many stores are holding sales.
What part of speech is in the sales?
In the sales is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the sales in the dictionary

  1. in the rough
  2. in the round
  3. in the running
  4. in the sack
  5. in the saddle
  6. in the sales
  7. in the same boat
  8. in the same breath
  9. in the same shoes
  10. in the same vain
  11. in the same vane

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