How do you use the word "pocket" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "pocket": I have her in my pocket. Money burns a hole in Linda's pocket.

Pocket Meaning

/ˈpɒk.ɪt/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

nounA person's financial resources.

Sentence Examples

I have her in my pocket.

Money burns a hole in Linda's pocket.

He had a few pennies in his pocket.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

sack pouch

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The thief quickly slipped the stolen watch into his ____, hiding it from view.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She slipped the note into her coat ____ and walked quickly out of the building.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Anglo-Norman poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Anglo-Norman -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokō (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Equivalent to poke + -et. Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster." — 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], chapter 1, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

"It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours." — 1960 February 26, H. C. P. Smail, “New portrait of George Stephenson”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:

"There was, for much of the period, no cheap public transport; and even the Underground, or one of Shillibeer's horse-drawn omnibuses, was beyond the pocket of many of the poor." — 2012, Simon Heffer, “In Fagin's Footsteps”, in Literary Review, section 403:

""The financial impact of the fuel duty cut on people's pockets will in fact be minimal, […]"" — 2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8:

"She knew from avalanche safety courses that outstretched hands might puncture the ice surface and alert rescuers. She knew that if victims ended up buried under the snow, cupped hands in front of the face could provide a small pocket of air for the mouth and nose. Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask." — 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:

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