coffer

Example Sentences

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Yiu is the best-funded candidate in the race, with more than $1 million in her coffer — much of which came from her own pocket, according to California secretary of state records.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

They erected a temporary wooden coffer dam in 1907 at the lake’s mouth, raising the water by 10 feet — just enough to make the existing road unusable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Now, money spent on many big concerts lands in one central coffer, allowing the combined Live Nation/Ticketmaster to tighten its grip on the industry more and more.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2022

Back in March, the president held a tele-rally in support of Perdue, lining the candidate's campaign coffer with half a million dollars.

From Salon • May 13, 2022

“It’s very old looking. Been robbing the royal coffer, have you?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas