Example Sentences
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If he's losing every round and then pulls a punch out of his back pocket, does that throw him right back into the mix?
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Doses will start at at $25 a month for patients with insurance coverage and $149 for those who pay out of pocket.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
When she stepped outside, she rang the station, tucked the phone in her pocket and kept the call active.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The man took a piece of paper from his hip pocket and consulted it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
