bankroll

Example Sentences

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Big Tech has the balance sheets and the electricity addiction to bankroll what the U.S. government has spent 50 years failing to do.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

It also matters because Ellison could bankroll his son’s media deals largely thanks to Oracle’s soaring stock.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The universe of people willing and able to bankroll that — and who had control of an NFL team — was tiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Decades of promises by wealthy countries to bankroll the fight against deforestation have not materialised, said Joao Paulo de Resende, special climate advisor at Brazil's finance ministry.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

She offered him another five dollars if he went back, and he built a small bankroll until he couldn’t deny he had found a true passion.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad