pocket money
Example Sentences
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What was, at first, a way to make some pocket money eventually became a “calling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Hayley Doyle’s love for thrifting began in high school, when she would take her pocket money to shop for secondhand T-shirts and jeans to curate her personal style.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
She remembers using her pocket money to buy earrings, scrunchies and Lip Smacker lip balms from Claire's as a teenager.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
“The Dursleys haven’t given me pocket money for about six years.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
