Example Sentences
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There are images in here so stark and beautiful that they come home with you like a stack of postcards in your pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He claimed the ordeal left them thousands of pounds out of pocket, and said they had since obtained UK passports to avoid it happening in the future.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 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
While I’m keeping the app option in my back pocket for later, we decided to go analog for our first budgeting rodeo by staring down our raw bank statements.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
He pulled a crumpled bit of purple seaweed out of his pocket to dangle in front of my nose.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.