purse

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“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 • Mar. 26, 2026

That’s a precarious model if middle-class Americans have to tighten their purse strings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

But Congress has two more traditional and frequently used oversight tools at its disposal: oversight hearings and the power of the purse.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

I suspiciously eyed the spray bottle she pulled out of her purse.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen