squirrel away

Example Sentences

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While some travel nurses squirrel away the extra money to pay off debt or buy a home, Panakos left it all on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I squirrel away a small handful to snap into a fideo-style chicken soup.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Louis Lopez, an elevator mechanic in New York City, said he was so worried about the economy he had started to squirrel away cash under the mattress.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Governors don’t want to squirrel away so much that they’re not investing as much as they could in schools and safety.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

I know there’s nothing I can do about the dissolving tablet, but maybe, with practice, I can squirrel away both the capsule and the green pill.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman