coffers

Example Sentences

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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

That money typically comes from candidates’ campaign coffers, Blank noted.

From Salon • May 23, 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

Raising money is almost as important as investing it in the alternative asset business, and Apollo’s coffers swelled in the March quarter.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The cost was high for the asker—two of my rubies went to the coffers of the Fastness—but higher for the answerers.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin