Pocketing in a sentence

Ike was a glossy black leather creep with cheap cologne and dollar store suits, already a chain store night singer, who knew, when she knocked that night’s audience out, he was pocketing a bankable asset.

It costs the state more, and landlords often wind up pocketing the profits.

She told TalkTV that Sir Tom wanted them to get the profits from his three books, pocketing £800,000 in the process.

Some lawmakers are also considering a bill that would bar sheriffs from pocketing fees off private contracts.

A father and son have been jailed after pocketing £136,000 in a 'get-rich-quick' scheme - returning cheap irons to Argos with forged receipts.

A faulty AI algorithm resulted in the company pocketing a portion of the interest and overdraft fees and penalties for customers.

Cohen said he gave the firm only $20,000 in cash in a brown paper bag, but he sought reimbursement from Trump for the full amount, pocketing the difference.

He was buying stuff at one price but charging the government another price and pocketing the difference.

His passion for music stemmed from a deep love for drumming, where at the tender age of nine, he was already pocketing a cool N200 playing at church.

It estimates that retailers on average are pocketing around 18p on every litre of diesel sold.

Mehbooba Mufti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is seen fetching 6-12 seats while Others are seen pocketing another 6-12 seats, a usually high strike rate for Independent candidates in the valley.

On security, Ngige accused some state Governors of pocketing the security votes of their respective states.

President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Monday broke New Year 2024 with different accounts on whether Guyanese are pocketing more money or are grappling with serious poverty.

Those pocketing benefits can nip off abroad for up to a month, but they've got to be in the UK for at least one month between such getaways.

I briefly contemplated pocketing these stray hairs, believing there was likely a black market for this kind of thing, but I feared a curse would befall me had I done so.

It would also help the security and legal system to focus on real problems that really matter in modern Morocco, such as homeless children, pick-pocketing, domestic violence, sexual and physical abuse of children, and poor education.

Start a new habit of paying for everyday purchases exclusively with cash, pocketing the change.

The most significant corruption scandal in Victorian transport history could be broader than previously thought, as new evidence tendered to an anti-corruption inquiry suggests two more senior public officials are pocketing cash bribes.

These included minimising theft by snatching, pick-pocketing, carjacking, safety at the ATM, public safety, personal safety and how to limit home invasion,” she said.

A pick-pocketing gang which has preyed upon tourists in Paris's Metro has been locked up for 113 years.