purse

Six months after Harley Di Nardo’s sister Marisa vanished when jets struck the Twin Towers, police knocked on the door of the Di Nardo family home carrying Marisa’s charred, black purse, found in the rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Banks, Weiner said, “used his wealth and used his purse strings” to seek revenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

They walked to the Louvre to use the toilets there, but they cost one euro and she had left her purse at the ministry's offices.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Fundamentally, what makes a legislature powerful is its control over taxing and spending, the power of the purse.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Before I can change my mind, I’m digging through my purse.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A retired government employee who now works at Dodger Stadium, Gonzalez buys herself one of Zaggle’s purses for every birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

That doesn’t mean these particular investments are ones to match right now for investors with shorter time horizons and far lighter purses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The politicians and soldiers made what the British call a “pig’s ear” of Colonial policy, but the painters show that defeat was also the material of silk purses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

For her, assimilation took the form of middle-class attainment: a nice home, Coach purses and a leased C-Class Mercedes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

With our backpacks, purses, and the few provisions we still had in the car in tow, we started down the road heading east.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

There were sunglasses, silly expressions and pursed selfie faces in the mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Windsor, wearing a grey sweatshirt, sighed and pursed his lips in the dock as the verdicts were announced.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Her lips, coated in a nude lipstick, are pursed just enough to achieve the perfect pout.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025

His body language certainly didn’t project enthusiasm at the prospect of remaining with the Lakers for the remainder of his career, as his voice was monotone and his lips were pursed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

He stood viewing the proceedings with disgust, lips pursed and hands on hips.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Doncic capped his show by drilling a three-pointer that gave the Lakers a 19-point lead, his showmanship including pursing of his lips while doing a shimmy to the adoring crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025

“This straw is an anti-wrinkle straw, so you’re not pursing your lips as much when you drink out of it sideways like this,” she said in the video, posted last week.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

"Investigating burglary dwellings is a priority for Surrey Police and we will be relentless in pursing these offenders," Det Insp Ansell said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023

Lowe said police are pursing all possibilities in the disappearance.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Moss watched his mother start to say something, but she shut her mouth, pursing her lips.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro