hoarded
Example Sentences
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She dotes on her husband, who suffers from dementia and comes to terms with all the paraphernalia and recordings from her career that she hoarded for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
It is plausible that some of the details he hoarded about his associates could have been used to pressure or influence them, though there is no evidence that this occurred in Gates's case.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Over years of high inflation and currency controls, Argentines traded their battered pesos for dollars, which they often hoarded at home, in cash.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
As with gold, silver has long been hoarded by investors worried about inflation, government debt, and the overall safety of the modern financial system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Here, behind the name badge and uniform, was her true self, secretly hoarded, quietly accumulating.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
