piggy bank
Example Sentences
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As oil prices dropped and PdVSA became a piggy bank for Chávez’s pet projects, including the sale of chickens, oil production slumped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
He lied repeatedly, they said, running roughshod over his top lieutenants and directing them to treat customer deposits as if FTX were a piggy bank.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023
I took the wad of bills into my fist, hugged the piggy bank to my chest and charged up the ladder to my bunk.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
