A male roe deer.
Used in a Sentence
roebuck
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for roebuck.
Editorial note
Everyone else is just trying to replicate Sears Roebuck but unable to convincingly explain their value proposition.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A male roe deer.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of roebuck gathered in one view.
A surname.
A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for roebuck.
noun
A male roe deer.
noun
A surname.
noun
A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
noun
A townland in County Dublin, Ireland.
Example sentences
Everyone else is just trying to replicate Sears Roebuck but unable to convincingly explain their value proposition.
If you know where to look, you can find Sears and Roebuck houses in a lot of American cities.
The Sears & Roebuck dealer store (Smaller Sears stores in typically in rural locations) remade as an Amazon Prime depot/storefront?
Not finding a lot of sears and roebuck ads for steam engine driven girlfriends.
In any case I'm almost certain that the original Sears Roebuck catalog did a version of this as well.
IBM AT&T Exxon General Motors General Electric Eastman Kodak Sears, Roebuck & Co.
It's pretty much the same business model invented by the Sears Roebuck Catalog.
Sears Roebuck beat me to A/B testing by, what, eighty years?
I think the Sears and Roebuck Catalog was an effective tool in its time.
I would rather order from an online store than the Sears and Roebuck Catalog.
* Procter & Gamble Company Sears Roebuck & Company Texaco Incorporated Union Carbide United Technologies Corporation U.
Why Sears Roebuck missed the boat on this I will never understand.
Quote examples
"Amazon is a state-supported monopoly (through a strange tax regime for internet business)" They're using the same tax regime that's been in effect since the heyday of Sears, Roebuck (and yes, retailers whined about it then, too -- it even went to the Supreme Court).
This article raises some good points about the political ramifications of drone technology, and some excellent ones about it being a PR move to squelch negative reporting, but I'm left with the feeling that, if he were alive a century ago, James Ball wouldn't be out of place writing an article titled "Sears & Roebuck to stop horse-drawn carriage delivery in favor of the automobile? Don't believe the hype".
Proper noun examples
Reporter: (Scoffing) A couple of geeks, who sketched out some software, could destroy Sears-Roebuck?
Even the 800 pound gorilla of mailorder, Sears Roebuck, became a hybrid.
People understood the company mission of Sears, Roebuck, & Company, a hundred years ago, and they can certainly understand Amazon's today.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use roebuck in a sentence?
Everyone else is just trying to replicate Sears Roebuck but unable to convincingly explain their value proposition.
What does roebuck mean?
A male roe deer.
What part of speech is roebuck?
roebuck is commonly used as noun.