Example Sentences
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The winner of this year's men's FA Cup will pocket £2.1m in prize money.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
There are images in here so stark and beautiful that they come home with you like a stack of postcards in your pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"We should have cared long before it affects our pocket," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
While I’m keeping the app option in my back pocket for later, we decided to go analog for our first budgeting rodeo by staring down our raw bank statements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
I shove the letter back in the chest, put the padlock on it and zip the key into my pocket.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.