Example Sentences

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Argentines for years have kept wads of cash at home as endless financial crises have eroded trust in the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

But at the time, the test involved a series of plastic balls, paper wads, and sponges—nothing like real waste.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

Clark: Can they reach their backs with those wads of cash in their hands?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

China has been throwing wads of cash at clean energy, and coal’s demise seems inevitable there, my Bloomberg Opinion colleague David Fickling has written.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

He spins on his heel, grabs and wads a paper towel in one smooth move, shoots it into the trash can, and is gone.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell