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

“As long as I am asking my neighbors to make appropriations for anything that contributes to their taxes…I don’t get anything from the state or their pocketbook to do this job,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Yet domestic pocketbook issues for many U.S. households remain front-and-center as 2026 kicks off on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 4, 2026

My hand froze in midair over my pocketbook.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson