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The most common objection is that tenants will game the system — filing spurious claims to pocket money or harass landlords.—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026 No pocket money for the children.—NPR, 7 May 2026 Dennis Washington, 91 ★ Montana’s wealthiest citizen survived childhood polio, lived in government housing during World War II and shined shoes as a kid to make pocket money.—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pocket money