sawbucks

plural of sawbuck, slang

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The owner, who had sunk thousands of dollars of her own money into the shelter, turned out to be a fan of his work.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In contrast, education freedom is a bottom-up reform that can reverse declining test scores by moving students into better learning environments and ensuring tax dollars go to actual educational activities.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, at this point, the S23 and S24 phones are discounted by hundreds of dollars.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the recent downturn, I have been asked repeatedly about what to do, and whether to sell out and go to cash.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • One afternoon, Coogler stopped by a Bank of America to make a sizable cash withdrawal from his account to cover some family expenses.
    Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Youngkin in 2021 raised $2.2 million in contributions, but the millionaire investor bolstered his war chest with $5.5million of his own money, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • By juggling school and a job at a lice clinic, one young woman found a way to finance her education Comments Cailin Hawn has worked at a lice clinic for five years in an attempt to make and save money for school.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Sawbucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawbucks. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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