Example Sentences
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That rapid economic growth slowed sharply in 2025, and as salaries could no longer keep up with inflation, rising prices started to hit people's pockets.
From BBC
Warner and Vangipuram “manipulated Mobileum’s financial metrics to sell the company at a higher price and, as a result, line their own pockets,” U.S.
“There are some certain hot pockets in utilities, energy, home builders, memory, and photonics,” he added.
From Barron's
“That’s okay,” he said, and crammed the letter into his jeans pocket.
From Literature
“Not bad for a beginner,” the sailing-school owner said, pocketing her money.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
