pocket money

Example Sentences

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Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

If I didn’t work, I didn’t have pocket money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Hayley Doyle’s love for thrifting began in high school, when she would take her pocket money to shop for secondhand T-shirts and jeans to curate her personal style.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Shop owners told the BBC Jellycat's toys had always been a stable seller, bought as gifts for newborns or by children saving up pocket money.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

He had his old afterschool job back at McGarrity’s and Mama gave him one of the two dollars for pocket money.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith