Example Sentences

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This guy is so good that his caddie, Ted Scott, is estimated, at the normal 10% of winnings, to have pocketed about $5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

But many LDP MPs are accused of keeping excess sales off the books; they're alleged to have pocketed the "kickbacks" or put it into a slush fund.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

Caps on commissions are also part of the revised regulations, and would top out at closer to 10 percent than the nearly 50 percent Raiola and others have pocketed in the past.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

“We’re talking about a bathroom with no security cameras. He could have pocketed some money, but this guy reported it immediately.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

If it had been anyone except Hugo, I would have pocketed the list and told him I didn’t have anything.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler