Example Sentences
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A day never passed when I didn’t have a jumbo pack of gum or a roll of Life Savers in my pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The hit show brought Allen to every pocket of America.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Growing up as the youngest of nine children in a cramped council flat in Kilburn, north London, from the age of eight she juggled schoolwork and part-time jobs to earn pocket money.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“These tests are all good to have in our back pocket and all good to be able to offer to patients,” Fenster said, “but patients should understand that they’re not the same as a colonoscopy.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
A copy of Where the Red Fern Grows poked out of his back jeans pocket.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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