hoarded

Example Sentences

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Ironically, some of the more shareholder-unfriendly banks have a lot of capital because they hoarded the capital; they didn’t allocate it.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Unified has enough money hoarded in reserves to reach a desired agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He once hoarded approximately 64,000 of them—the equivalent of spending about $6,400 on burrito bowls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Fans hoarded cases of the original formula, stockpiling them like precious artifacts.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

Eventually, he hoarded and borrowed enough money to buy his own herd in Osage territory.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann