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She didn’t buy the dress because it was too expensive.

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Sentence

Narrator

She didn’t buy the dress because it was too expensive.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Don't buy that dress; it's too expensive.

Describing Habits

She avoids expensive clothes; she prefers to save money.

Asking About Others

Did you buy that dress, or was it too expensive?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If it hadn't been so expensive, she would have bought the dress.

Rephrased versions

Formal

She declined to purchase the dress due to its high cost.

Casual

The dress was too pricey, so she passed.

Simpler English

She didn't get the dress; it cost too much.

Phrases to learn

too expensive

Costing more than someone is willing or able to pay.

didn't buy

Did not purchase.