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

The growing ranks of the affluent fuel the area’s economy with avid consumption and fuller tax coffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Why, just as rich as we were before. Silly goose, did you think weddings caused our coffers to grow?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine