hoarded

Example Sentences

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Undertaker Robert Bush hoarded dozens of bodies and half a tonne of human ashes.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Over years of high inflation and currency controls, Argentines traded their battered pesos for dollars, which they often hoarded at home, in cash.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

As with gold, silver has long been hoarded by investors worried about inflation, government debt, and the overall safety of the modern financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Fans hoarded cases of the original formula, stockpiling them like precious artifacts.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

I hoarded it preciously, but less than two weeks later it became totally worthless.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou