Example Sentences

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She had been socking her money away all her life, and now was the time to spend it.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2011

Nick had been socking him all over the shop, he told Smithson; and then Nick came out himself, and maybe Smithson didn’t slink off.

From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram