piggy bank

Example Sentences

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As oil prices dropped and PdVSA became a piggy bank for Chávez’s pet projects, including the sale of chickens, oil production slumped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The county piggy bank is not being raided, although public bonds still represent a subsidy and the assumption of some public risk.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

"Retail is being raided like a piggy bank and it's unacceptable."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

I knew she thought Sally was being sincere, but I would’ve bet you all the money in my piggy bank that she wasn’t.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine