Example Sentences

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Then again, another $13.1 billion was socked away in U.S. money-market funds in the past week, bringing the sector’s assets under management to $7.7 trillion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Vietnamese savers have socked away around 400 tonnes of the precious metal at home, according to government auditors.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

There is a no-shoes policy in the office, the floor is lined with ornate rugs for socked feet, and a chef named Fausto serves lunch six days a week for its 250 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Soccer balls were being kicked, basketballs were being dribbled, tetherballs were being socked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Lily was going around as if she’d been socked in the gut.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English