in reserve

Example Sentences

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Third, it was safer to have capital loaned out than in reserve, where it could be pillaged.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Its combat fleet also includes Russian MiG-29s and Belarusian Sukhoi Su-27s, most of which are inoperative or in reserve.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Europe came into the crisis with large buffers: It has about 450 million barrels of oil and refined products in reserve, according to Société Générale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

At the time of November's Budget, the OBR said Reeves would meet the first measure with £21.7bn in reserve - an amount often referred to as "headroom".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Even when she emigrated, my mother kept Brave Orchid, adding no American name nor holding one in reserve for American emergencies.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston