heavy purse

Example Sentences

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Many of her customers are harried women for whom it is a great relief to sit down, doff a heavy purse and let a caring helper guide them through the experience of sampling aromas.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2010

I held up my newly heavy purse in one hand and shook it, knowing he could tell the ring of true Cealdish silver inside.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Opening a locker, she took out a leathern-bound writing-desk, unlocked it, and in a moment or two more turned to the sergeant with a small but heavy purse in her hand.

From Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 by Becke, Louis

A young man possessing a light heart and a heavy purse will never want a friend in this kind world of ours.

From Dross by Merriman, Henry Seton

It was the Duke who now first rallied, and throwing down a heavy purse of coin on the table before the astrologer, he called to his companion to follow him.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various