pocket money

Example Sentences

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Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Hayley Doyle’s love for thrifting began in high school, when she would take her pocket money to shop for secondhand T-shirts and jeans to curate her personal style.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

My own first summer job as a kid in search of after-school pocket money was picking cigar tobacco on a Connecticut farm just north of Hartford.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

"Here are museum passes, metro tickets, pocket money, and the Foundation's emergency phone number. Meet back here at seven for dinner and the first evening session. Any questions?"

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins