purse

Once inside her childhood home, Annie was frightened by what she found—her mother’s purse and iPhone, items Nancy always kept close at hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I couldn’t tell whether she meant the jazz CD Stephen was holding or “The Secret Garden,” but I took it as permission nonetheless and slipped the book into my purse.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Maybe I should be looking for a purse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Handbags are also important for recruiting new consumers, as a designer purse is often the first luxury purchase a shopper makes to signal they are moving up in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

My aunt smiles as she drops her purse on the kitchen counter.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Cartier is also benefiting from a growing perception that luxury jewelry offers better value for money than designer purses, after many handbag brands increased their prices too quickly during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Beneath this level, a "Challenger Series" will run concurrently with purses worth at least $4m.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

“They tucked them into purses, filing cabinets, cookbooks and memory boxes because they believed they would be valuable someday. We think they were right.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The share was even higher at Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta, which made 65% and 77% of total sales from purses and small leather goods respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

My mom shakes her head sadly, and purses her lips.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

There were sunglasses, silly expressions and pursed selfie faces in the mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

The visit has the heavy air of obligation — they don’t see Dad very often — and when he clumsily welcomes them into his ramshackle house, pregnant pauses and pursed lips ensue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

Their foreheads were pressed together, their eyes were shut, their hands clasped; her lips were ever-so-slightly pursed, his forehead was wrinkled in concentration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

He stares at me directly, lips pursed, and chin raised, as he sits before the judge.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

Linh Nguyen stared back, long dark hair hitting her waist and lips pursed so tight they were a straight line.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Big tech firms are spending vast amounts of money pursing these goals.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025

Enter the anti-wrinkle straw, shaped like the number 7, with a small hole at the top horizontal portion that allows users to drink without pursing their lips.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

In 2016, the city stopped a developer from pursing a plan to put hundreds of apartments along Cahuenga Pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

Lowe said police are pursing all possibilities in the disappearance.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Then, pursing together his lips, the Owner began to whistle.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff