Example Sentences

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The former is saving the bare minimum to quit your job, while the latter is stocking up as much money as you possibly can before you leave the workforce.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Meanwhile, Reverend Darryl Hall, of St Cuthbert’s Church in Pateley Bridge, is stocking up the church's foodbank for summer.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

Another, company, Afresh, digests supermarket data to look for wasteful mismatches between what a store is stocking, and what people are buying.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Costco is stocking its floors with yesteryear's faux firs.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2022

Now for No. 2, and that is stocking up.

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)