purse
Example Sentences
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“I don’t have my purse. We can’t pay for this. I’m so sorry.”
From Literature
With OpenAI’s purse strings tightening ahead of its IPO, company executives began taking a more critical look at Sora—and didn’t like what they saw.
Consumer-linked industrial stocks, such as Stanley Works, down more than 18% since fighting began through midday trading on Thursday, have been hit hardest, likely on the belief that oil prices will pinch consumers’ purses.
From Barron's
In its most recent earnings report, Brown-Forman said sales in markets like the U.S. and Europe are hurting as affordability issues have plagued consumers, who are tightening their purse strings.
“We thought maybe they came and there’s a stretcher and they took her out the back but her phone was there, her purse was there, all her things and it just didn’t make any sense.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
