Example Sentences
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Each summer, the teenage Hockney had cycled here from Bradford to earn pocket money on local farms.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
I’m such a fan of his, personally, and he’s actually also from that very particular pocket of Northwest London where I’m from, that this show is almost a love letter to.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Wall Street banks are going to pocket $500 million in fees from this IPO.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In 2021, there were 4,642 rental fraud cases reported leaving those affected £7.2m out of pocket.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Somebody had tucked her gradebook into a breast pocket.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing pocket
