bankroll

Example Sentences

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Mejia said Sokoloff’s mother — married to Jonathan Sokoloff, managing partner of private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners — was trying to bankroll the seat for her son.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Brock said he would use some of the money to bankroll another attempt at running for state office, hoping to leverage political power “against corruption and fraud.”

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Will they keep faith and bankroll a head coach who was backed with a £450m transfer outlay last summer, or cut their losses to make a fresh start?

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Musk accused Brockman and Altman of “stealing a charity,” convincing him to bankroll OpenAI as a nonprofit only to flip it into a for-profit company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

I decided against it, though, since, unless one has a large bankroll, the rate at which one wins money is too slow to be worth the time and intense concentration required.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos