nest egg

Example Sentences

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You’ve built an impressive nest egg of $2.2 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Then the programs recalculate the growth rate of what’s left of your nest egg as you spend it down faster than you had originally intended.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As for the rest of your nest egg, I’m not going to try to pressure you into index funds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

While Kant feels OK about her nest egg today, she’s worried it might shrink if the stock-market falls from its record high levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

This clan, having put their own small farm to bed for the winter in the Province of Quebec, came over the line to make a small nest egg.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck