coffers

Example Sentences

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But money experts say ground rules should be set early to ensure that a recent grad’s decision to save money doesn’t end up draining their parents’ coffers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Raising money is almost as important as investing it in the alternative asset business, and Apollo’s coffers swelled in the March quarter.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Adding to that backlash is the last thing needed by the companies emptying their coffers to pull ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The $2.25-million award in the civil case will come from the county’s coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Willem Holst and Bert Van Daal—the two city guards on duty tonight. The ones you emptied the Black Tips’ coffers to bribe?”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo