full purse

Example Sentences

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The company added that Meinke would be paid her full purse and would provide full refunds for fans seeking one.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

The most celebrated of the French fliers was Louis Paulhan, who eventually won a full purse of prize money at Dominguez for the longest and highest flights — one hour, 49 minutes; and 4,164 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Whoever ventures within the bookshops and beside the counters where they are piled will need to have either a full purse or a sternly self-denying temper.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

That gives his good friend, former National Security Adviser and new Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a full purse to play with in her new job.

From Time Magazine Archive

The French say, in praise of the thriftiness that is so characteristic of them, that "Le petit gain remplit la bourse": "Light gains make a full purse."

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)