Example Sentences
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Andrzejewski’s company now has 30 boxes of pennies squirreled away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
"I haven't been on wages for the past two weeks. I'm now dipping into savings, money that I've squirreled away for retirement, with no insight into exactly when this will be over."
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
It was from frankly upsetting circumstances, so I’ve squirreled it away in some high-yield savings accounts and continued to live comfortably off my regular income.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024
Most people can relate to finding half-empty cereal boxes squirreled away in the cupboard or letting produce sit just a bit too long in a refrigerator drawer.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023
The road squirreled a thin line, hidden in the trees.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
