Example sentences for: purse

How can you use “purse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Especially the one with the purse.

  • The Democratic National Committee's campaign purse is currently one-fourth the size of the Republican Party's roughly $10 million war chest.

  • The current DCI is responsible for community performance but lacks the three authorities critical for any agency head or chief executive officer: (1) control over purse strings, (2) the ability to hire or fire senior managers, and (3) the ability to set standards for the information infrastructure and personnel.

  • A Teletubbies spokesman says 1) Tinky Winky carries a "magic bag," not a purse; 2) the magic bag "doesn't make him gay"; 3) "to think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish"; and 4) Falwell is besmirching "something sweet and innocent" to advance his right-wing agenda.

  • Attorneys hold the purse strings.


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