heavy purse

Example Sentences

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Many of her customers are harried women for whom it is a great relief to sit down, doff a heavy purse and let a caring helper guide them through the experience of sampling aromas.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2010

I held up my newly heavy purse in one hand and shook it, knowing he could tell the ring of true Cealdish silver inside.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Full of joy, he hurried along the little mountain path to the old priest's house, and held out the heavy purse of gold to him.

From Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light by Barclay, Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth)

"So saying, he put a heavy purse into my hand, and said: "'You will find my agent's name and address on a card inside the purse.

From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Sheldon, Charles Mills

And now, with a light heart and a heavy purse, he resolved to visit his sweetheart and parents, of whom, for three years, he had had no tidings.

From Israel Potter by Melville, Herman