pocketbook

Example Sentences

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Officials said they would use this additional fiscal firepower on measures to raise the country’s standard of living, and help households deal with pocketbook strains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“Broader electorates require democracy narratives grounded in pocketbook realities.”

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

By the early 20th century, dictionaries of American slang show gravy drifting from the plate to the pocketbook.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

Of course, the real cost of a wedding varies wildly, depending on the location and pocketbook of the families involved.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

She had on her last year’s soirée costume—with a little pink-gauze skirt that stuck out short and stiff, a pink body waist, pink dancing shoes, and even a little pink pocketbook.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers