coffer

Example Sentences

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Yiu is the best-funded candidate in the race, with more than $1 million in her coffer — much of which came from her own pocket, according to California secretary of state records.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

They erected a temporary wooden coffer dam in 1907 at the lake’s mouth, raising the water by 10 feet — just enough to make the existing road unusable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Now, money spent on many big concerts lands in one central coffer, allowing the combined Live Nation/Ticketmaster to tighten its grip on the industry more and more.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2022

When Sara “Future Opponent” Gideon won the Democratic primary in July 2020, the coffer was up to $4.1 million, most of which went to Gideon’s campaign.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2020

As heavy as a small coffer of coins, it was entitled The Herball or General History of Plants.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein