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

He paid because he had inherited from his mother a certain tightness through the purse strings.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson