pocket money
Example Sentences
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Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
It’s the estate-planning equivalent of handing your kids pocket money.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
In reality, she paid the daily fee, and sat in the office writing online novels to earn some pocket money.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
Wish I'd said, “Here's my pocket money, sharpen what you can, please, right now.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
