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

So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

But many retailers have criticised the move, and on Sunday the boss of M&S, Stuart Machin, said retailers were being "raided like a piggy bank" given the changes to various taxes.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Then she glances up at the piggy bank suspended above her filled with billions in South Korean currency – so much money, and so close!

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

“This is all our piggy bank savings,” Bobby Gene explained.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon