coffers

Example Sentences

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To reach $1.8 trillion, every single one would have to be stealing nearly $35,000 a year from government coffers.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But money experts say ground rules should be set early to ensure that a recent grad’s decision to save money doesn’t end up draining their parents’ coffers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

After the war, public sentiment made it impossible to replenish diminished defense coffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Which cause do you think the members of Congress.will open up the coffers for?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt