banked

Example Sentences

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On both occasions Scheffler banked multiple millions despite the frustration of finishing second on bogey-free weekends.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It raised a toast to the crazy ones, told everyone to think different, sold billions of phones, banked trillions of dollars and filled our drawers with a gazillion white cables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Starbucks has banked on higher service standards and warmer coffeehouse vibes as part of its effort to recharge sales.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

California’s new regulations, to be enacted in April, are meant to end a legal interpretation that allowed card clubs to offer blackjack and other banked games where players play against the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The Seattle people passed into memory and winter savings accounts; stoves were stoked, fires banked, books taken down, quilts mended.

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