purse strings
Example Sentences
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Many filmmakers told me that those who hold the purse strings don’t consider such filmmaking a good investment.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
That’s a precarious model if middle-class Americans have to tighten their purse strings.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Ironically, the rise of online book-buying—requiring internet access and a credit card—has helped keep purse strings in the hands of mom and dad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
But factors such as the flagging property market, deflation and youth unemployment have left consumers tightening their purse strings.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
No matter how she screamed and schemed, her husband refused to loosen his purse strings.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
