coffers

Example Sentences

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To reach $1.8 trillion, every single one would have to be stealing nearly $35,000 a year from government coffers.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The first relates to funding challenges — higher returns would have meant that those benefits would have earned far more money, thereby keeping the coffers healthy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Adding to that backlash is the last thing needed by the companies emptying their coffers to pull ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“Why, just as rich as we were before. Silly goose, did you think weddings caused our coffers to grow?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine