pocket money
Example Sentences
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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
If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 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
In reality, she paid the daily fee, and sat in the office writing online novels to earn some pocket money.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
People gave him pound and ten shilling notes for Christmas and birthdays, they gave him more because he hadn't got a father, and then there was pocket money.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
