How to Use pocketbook in a Sentence

pocketbook

noun

• The price for buying into the league isn’t for the faint of heart or short of pocketbook.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021
• The event is free, but don't leave your pocketbook at home.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 12 Oct. 2022
• Louisville, which reached the title game. Time to open up the pocketbook, Toreros.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
• My pocketbook with my phone was in the car, as well as the garage door remote.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021
• The plunging pound is a blow to the U.K.'s prestige as well as its pocketbook.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• But the cost is high — for our pocketbooks and our planet.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your pocketbook.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• The good news is that data does not rule, but one’s pocketbook will.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• The ban also takes a toll on the overall competition and the pocketbook of the sport.
  — Lee Igel, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
• Writers are paid by the episode, which means that the drop in standard season episode counts hits scribes in the pocketbook.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 July 2023
• Lee has tried to focus the race on pocketbook issues such as the cost of living.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
• The shops and their windows were small and seemed in scale with a Baltimore pocketbook.
  — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021
• There was no sign of Yates at her home, but her pocketbook and cellphone were left behind.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Even so, for French voters, the prospect of war in Ukraine seems far less relevant to their pocketbook.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2022
• That’s good for the environment and consumers’ pocketbook but risky for the grid.
  — Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Winter utility bills can get high, and when cold temps are putting a pinch on your pocketbook, who wants to shell out and splurge on a heater?
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
• A record 42 million people are opting to drive this weekend, but hitting the road comes with pain in the pocketbook.
  — CBS News, 3 July 2022
• These often have smaller payouts than spread or totals bets but are still a good way to pad the pocketbook.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
• Packing lighter is better for your back and your pocketbook.
  — Erica Lamberg, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2021
• Contributors will be paid, but only a token amount as this is a venture of the heart and soul — not the pocketbook.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
• The pocketbook costs of parking are enormous, going far beyond the cash sucked up by meter and garage fees.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• In his first year as governor, Hogan went right to work on pocketbook issues.
  — Meg Kinnard and Brian Witte, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
• Protein is where the pocketbook often takes a hit, Drummond says.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
• The Fed’s rapid rate hikes have definitely punched consumers in the pocketbook.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• The carrier’s meltdown has hit many of its would-be passengers in the pocketbook.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
• For cheese fans with patience and a little extra in the pocketbook, Hook’s Cheese's limited batch of 20-year-aged cheddar is the holy grail.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
• More considered choices mean less shopping, which is good for the planet and the pocketbook.
  — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
• The men were linked to a pattern of at least 62 incidents of women having their pocketbooks and phones snatched, police said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2024
• Add to that a milder winter, and residents can expect to see some relief in their pocketbooks.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
• The value of a high-end pocketbook and the political economy concludes that the Porsche Taycan is one heck of a ride!
  — Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024