Example Sentences
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"If there is a need, like I'm playing the next day, then it is a consideration. But it comes out of my own pocket and makes the expenses very high."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Middleton spent $2.3 million, almost all out of his own pocket, outpacing the second most prolific candidate by more than $700,000.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Out of pocket, Delpino chased the Prince of Wales for decades, but got the royal brushoff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
For most of these products, consumers have to pay out of pocket.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Because half a second later, she was pulling her phone from her pocket, shoving it toward her friends.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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