I buy food at the market. vs I buy food in the market.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I buy food at the market' implies a general location where you purchase food, while 'I buy food in the market' suggests that you are physically inside the market when making the purchase.

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I buy food at the market.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate the general location where food is purchased.

This phrase is used to indicate the general location where you buy food, such as a market or a specific store.

Examples:

I always buy fresh vegetables at the market.
She buys her favorite cheese at the market every week.

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The common agricultural policy forces British consumers to buy food at inflated prices from continental farmers rather than at lower prices available on the world market.
Jews could only go to the market to buy food after 10:00 a.m.
It's stashed in a lock-up at the market.
She is a lovely girl that we met at the market.
They probably all went to work at the market.
Reyes' guys were waiting for me at the market.
Your grandson led a few men to trade at the market.
People packed on the deck like fish at the market.
I saw Stephane at the market.
I went shopping at the market.
Yes, Joan's at the market.
Should fetch a few weeks' worth at the market.
Baron Pryce's emissary waits for you at the market.
They were going cheap, at the market.
The two women initially occupied themselves with organising seminars, including cookery demonstrations at the market.
I used to sell chicks and rabbits at the market.
I could give you a job down at the market.
I was so excited to find that at the market.
Everyone's going on about it down at the market.
For 40 years I've been selling clothes at the market.

Alternatives:

I buy food from the market.
I purchase food at the market.
I get food at the market.
I shop for food at the market.
I procure food at the market.

I buy food in the market.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that the purchase is made while physically inside the market.

This phrase is used to indicate that the food purchase is made while physically inside the market or a specific area within the market.

Examples:

I prefer to buy fish in the market because it's fresher.
Let's buy some fruits in the market for the picnic.

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Jews could only go to the market to buy food after 10:00 a.m.
Introduce the necessary competitive safeguards in the market.
The Commission intends to cover approximately 20 % of the identified needs for 2004, and in order to avoid market distortions it will buy food products predominantly from local markets.
The common agricultural policy forces British consumers to buy food at inflated prices from continental farmers rather than at lower prices available on the world market.
Parents had all their savings wrapped up in the market.
Initially, I wanted to catch and sell you in the market.
Patty Hewes is a bull running loose in the market.
One thing I find yourself in the market.
I'm assuming you're still in the market.
There's a place over in the market.
You murdered that man in the market.
We were eating ice cream in the market.
I saw him yesterday in the market.
Master, someone died in the market.
This reflects the increasing dominance of imports in the market.
There is strong brand and product differentiation in the market.
These factors indicate the likelihood of the parties coordinating their behaviour in the market.
Such fees should not hinder the development of innovative services and competition in the market.
I used to sell fruits and vegetables in the market.
Perhaps tomorrow you will find yourself in the market.

Alternatives:

I purchase food in the market.
I get food in the market.
I shop for food in the market.
I procure food in the market.
I acquire food in the market.

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I buy food at the market. vs I buy food in the market.