pocket
noun
a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
was pocketing
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past progressiveof pocket.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors have told jurors that Avenatti was pocketing payments destined for her, funneling some of the money into his law practice’s payroll expenses and personal expenses.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
None of us had any illusions that our exiled ex-officer was pocketing our money.
From Time ● May 1, 2013
Rios Montt has made a good start in combating corruption, particularly in halting public works projects from which the Lucas Garcia regime was pocketing lucrative kickbacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a fresh haul of money was handed over to me I often felt as if I were in a dream, and should be sure to wake up just as I was pocketing my winnings.
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann
He was pocketing most of his winnings—but I was watching him close and keeping count.
From Noble Redman by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
