How to use "money" in a sentence

For all of us, this is more important than earning a lot of money

Bubba and I decided that we would get a shrimp boat when we got home again, and catch shrimps, and make a lot of money

Soon after that, I heard that I was leaving the army early, and they gave me some money for a train ticket to go home.

It started when I arm-wrestled a man in the bar, and won some money on a bet

'You can make a lot more money,' he told me.

Jenny wasn't happy about the wrestling but I won a lot of money - sometimes by winning fights, sometimes by losing them because Mike told me to lose them

I bet all my money on myself to win - and then I lost the fight.

'You can make a lot of money from chess,' he said

'Forrest,' said Mr Tribble, 'You're a wonderful chess player, but I never know what's going to happen next! Here's half of the money that you've won - it's almost five thousand dollars

I played two songs - and a man walked past and threw some money into my empty coffee cup! I played two more songs, and soon the cup was half full of money!

First I phoned Mr Tribble and told him to give some of my money from the shrimp business to my Mom, and some to Bubba's daddy.

Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds of men.

Faced by failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of more money

Yes, the money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort

There must be an end to speculation with other people's money

'You want to save your insurance company some money,' he said calmly

You're the man who's already killed one innocent girl for her money

She needed the money to pay for a bed in the 'White House', her lodging house in Flower and Dean Street

Later that night she tried to get a bed at Cooley's lodging house in Thrawl Street, but she had to leave because she had no money

But Polly went away along Whitechapel Road to try and get some money

She lived in workhouses and, when she had the money to pay, in lodging houses

The small sum of money which she received from her husband stopped when he died in 1886

Sometimes she borrowed money from her relatives

'I must get some money or I can't sleep in my lodgings,' Annie said.

She told the deputy that she did not have any money, but asked him to keep her bed because she wanted to return with the money

He frequently visited her and gave her money

He visited her around 7.30-7.45 on the evening of Thursday, November 8th to tell her he had no work and could not give her any money

When Barnett left at about 8 p.m., Mary knew she had to go out into the streets to earn some money

He noticed that Mary owed him 29 shillings in rent, so he sent his assistant Thomas Bowyer to her room to ask for the money

There were stories of a mysterious man known as 'Leather Apron', who demanded money from prostitutes and beat them if they resisted

'I have money.' The stranger produced an old leather purse from his jacket.

'Because I haven't any money,' he lied.

What is this place? Is it an inn? I've got money

'You can keep your money,' the bishop replied.

The bishop walked up to him and said in a low voice, 'Don't forget that you've promised to use the money to make yourself an honest man.'

'I'm a chimney sweep, and that money is all I have.'

'Please, Monsieur, that's my money.'

'My money!' the boy cried

'I want my money!' he cried.

I stole money from him

Here, let me give you more money

'This money will be useful,'Thenardier said to his wife

One month later, Thenardier was short of money again, so he took Cosette's beautiful silk clothes to Paris and sold them for sixty francs

She rented a small room, sent money regularly to the Thenardiers and, for a short time, was almost happy

She finally managed to earn a little money sewing shirts, but she was unable to send money regularly to the Thenardiers.

That winter, Fantine saved money by not having a fire, and developed a small, dry cough

The Thenardiers, however, were very angry - they had wanted money, not clothes

Fantine felt desperate; she did not know how to obtain such a large sum of money

Fantine earned less and less money from her sewing, and the Thenardiers demanded more and more money to look after Cosette

He had no money but he had a revolutionary idea: he knew a cheap and efficient method of manufacturing glass

With the money he made, M

He became a very wealthy man but lived a simple life, using most of his money to build new hospitals and schools

Now I've become a bad woman, but what choice did I have? I'll never get my daughter back if I don't make money.'

I'll give you all the money you need

Madeleine sent the money, but the Thenardiers found even more dishonest excuses for not sending Cosette back.

'Buy some bread on the way,' she said, giving the girl some money.

All the children in Montfermeil had gazed with wonder at this doll, but nobody in the village had enough money to buy it.

She could tell from his clothes that he probably had no money.

'Well, give me back the money.'

It's true we're poor, and we have bad debts, but love is more important than money.'

After escaping from Montreuil, Jean Valjean had taken all his money from the bank and buried it in a forest near Montfermeil

He often gave money to beggars, which was unwise, because he soon became known in the area as 'the beggar who gives money to beggars'.

One evening, towards the end of winter, Valjean gave some money to a beggar sitting under a streetlamp outside a church

This time, Valjean spoke to him as he gave him some money

On the night after the Battle of Waterloo, in June 1815, a robber moved quietly around the battlefield, stealing money and jewellery from the bodies of dead soldiers

He thought that Pontmercy was no better than a beggar, a penniless adventurer who only wanted his money

'You have no money, and I am rich,' he said

'If you want to keep your son, Marius, I'll give you no money

He did not earn very much money, but it was enough for the rent and simple meals

His grandfather often tried to send him money, but Marius always returned it

Marius read the four letters and discovered that they were all asking for money

But now he understood that Jondrette's business was writing dishonest letters, asking for money from people he imagined were wealthier than himself.

Marius had lived for five years without much money, but he had never been really poor

When he sees how miserable we are, he'll give us a lot of money, you'll see.'

'But I'll take my daughter home and come back this evening with more money for you.'

I'll bring some friends round, and we'll make sure he gives us a lot more money.'

'What will you do if he doesn't give you more money?'

For 1500 francs you took away a girl who was bringing me lots of money.'

I realize that you don't have the money with you now, but I want you to write a letter

He sent money every Monday to Thenardier, who was in prison, which meant that he had even less money for himself

'I don't want your money,' she said.

'Are you crazy? You need money to go to England, and I haven't got any

'Well then, I imagine the lucky girl must have money.'

Twenty-one years old, no job, no money

'Here's some money for you

I have no money, and neither have you

'What about my share of the money?'Thenardier asked.

Valjean, as her guardian, gave Cosette a large amount of money - half a million francs - but did not tell her that the money was his

He told her that the money came from a man who preferred to remain unknown

Oh, I wish Cosette's money were mine.'

He had discovered that Valjean's money really belonged to somebody called Monsieur Madeleine, a wealthy manufacturer from Montreuil who had mysteriously disappeared

He persuaded Cosette, therefore, not to use any of the money her guardian had given her, and to live on the money that he had started to earn as a lawyer

It was signed 'Thenard', and was asking for money

Unfortunately, it was a long journey, and he needed money.

It concerns money that belongs to your wife

'500 francs! That's real money

I know that your wife is dead, but take the money and start a new life in America with your daughter

You mustn't forget, my children, that, despite my money, I am one of the poor.'

"You idiots! This is an investment bank! There's no money here! Everything is done by transfer." And he looks at us all like we are children, with that arrogant expression on his face

"That's okay," Robin says, and he picks up one of the bags and puts it on the table, "we brought our own money: twenty thousand pounds in small notes

"My house? My money? You robbed my house?"

but what do you want? You have my money."

"No! I can't, I don't have that sort of money

And then money fills the air outside

And maybe you want to know what we plan to do with the money.

Why? Because of the money, the house, the cars

"Let me guess: they're rich, she wants his money?"

And then I get his money, and you and I can get the hell out of this city and out of this country."

And he dreams of the suitcase buried under his brother's old garage, and he dreams of the money inside and the paradise in the Bahamas.

Thank you! You know, I'm sure there's a bit of spare money for the church

We tell them to tell the parents they can have the kid when they leave us the money

"Brandon," his brother said, "I know you need the money

They want to ski in the spring, hike in the summer and spend their money in the hotel bar and the spa

We tell them to leave the money where we say or..."

That's enough time for them to get the money from Banff but not enough to do anything else like phone the cops

Six hours to leave them the money in a safe place

"How? How did you find us? You only had a few hours to get the money."

"My husband went for the money," says the woman, rifle in one hand, black hat in the other

He wanted money, he wanted to be famous, and he wanted respect.

Play the game, get the money and run before anyone knew he was there.

How he made the money to enter, I don't know

"People who want to earn money and energy units," said Ding

"No, he's helping fix the equipment at the meat-growing laboratory, actually, and getting reasonable money for it

You shouldn't have bought us such an expensive present - I mean, it's wonderful, but you don't have enough money

"I had enough money for one, and you just had to say you were interested in Pod Life

You can earn a lot of money for it - a real salary, like your mom's."

It meant that she earned a regular salary, unlike Cham's parents, who were always worrying about money

I can see that all those units and the extra money would be useful

"Once you've got all those energy units and extra money, you are free

But you'll have to save some money first."

They'd lose a lot of money if he comes out."

I hated my life with Mrs Van Hopper, but she paid me a little money to be her companion

I have to, I need the money

'Because I need the money,' Nathan tells her.

Working with that kind of money wasn't merely a step up for her; it was a giant leap.

She believed in the moral value of hard work, and she always gave her employers their money's worth.

With that attitude plus a few money-management skills, they were able to hang on longer than most slot players who plunged at the dollar machines after getting nowhere with quarters, and because of their patience and perseverance, the duchesses won more jackpots than did the tide of tourists that ebbed and flowed around them

Hundreds of gamblers - pretty young women, sweet-faced grandmothers, men in jeans and decoratively stitched Western shirts, retirement-age men in expensive but tacky leisure outfits, a few guys in three-piece suits, salesmen, doctors, mechanics, secretaries, Americans from all of the Western states, junketeers from the East Coast, Japanese tourists, a few Arab men - sat at the semielliptical blackjack tables, pushing money and chips forward, sometimes taking back their winnings, eagerly grabbing the cards that were dealt from the five-deck shoes, each reacting in one of several predictable ways: Some players squealed with delight; some grumbled; others smiled ruefully and shook their heads; some teased the dealers, pleading half seriously for better cards; and still others were silent, polite, attentive, and businesslike, as though they thought they were engaged in some reasonable form of investment planning

"Why don't you wait right where you are? You can watch these nice people beat me out of a lot of money."

You always spent your money on fast cars, good clothes

If she needed to know how much money each of these people earned in a year, the computer could tell her

Then, when I had the money, I didn't want some stranger furnishing it for me

We represented some people no one else would touch, entrepreneurs who had a lot of good ideas but not much money for start-up legal fees

We simply don't have enough judges or enough money

"I don't keep a lot of money here."

"It's not money."

Apparently, Tom couldn't conceive that burglars, psychopathic killers, and other lowlifes were permitted to purchase a Mercedes-Benz if they had the money for it

And in a small local election like the one Kennebeck won, stacking the deck would be easy if you had enough money and government muscle behind you."

"If you want to launder dirty money, this is by far the easiest place to do it

"I don't have any money with me

The marked ticket in his hand was worthless; he hadn't taken it to the betting window, hadn't wagered any money on it

Unable to prove his identity, he was required to pay for both nights in advance, which he did, taking the money from a wad of cash he'd stuck in his pocket rather than from the wallet that supposedly had been stolen.

It was Jacklin's job to conceive new welfare programs, convince the Secretary of Health and Welfare that those programs were needed, sell them to the Congress, and then establish convincing bureaucratic shells to conceal the fact that the programs were utterly phony; and as federal funds flowed to these false-front operations, the money was diverted to the Network

An executive jet for the chief of the vital Nevada bureau was not an extravagance, and Alexander believed his improved performance over the past year had convinced the old man in Washington that this was money well spent.

"I guess I could have some money transferred from my Vegas bank," Elliot said

He made a lot of money there

My brother, your father, will have all my money and my house after my death, and you will have it all when he dies

I'm afraid that my money brings death with it."

Cal has no money and no home

They put money in the hat.

"Look at this money, Sunny!" Cal says

"Give me the money!" Rod says

Rod takes the money and runs from the store.

Does he think I have stolen Church money? But now I must get on with preparing my sermon

If I had some money, I would go away

If I had enough money, I'd take her away now.'

'She's too grand to talk to a girl who has to work to earn money

If she learned to cook, she would leave to get more money

There is Lettice Protheroe, I suppose, because she probably gets money after her father's death

Old Hall goes to me, but Lettice can choose enough furniture for a small house, and she will have enough money to buy one.'

And, of course, he is not the sort of young man who would marry a woman who has no money

She's been Archer's girlfriend for a long time, and she was alone in the house when it happened! And then, of course, there was Lettice - wanting freedom and money to do as she liked

There was that church money that disappeared

Poor Mr Hawes felt more and more guilty about taking the money from the collection.'

She and Dennis had heard that Mrs Price Ridley had been gossiping about the vicar and the church money

As my brother began to realize how serious the situation was, he returned quickly to his room, put all the money he had - about ten pounds - into his pockets and went out again into the streets.

Until about midday there were still many ships on the Thames, attracted by the enormous sums of money offered by refugees

There were already around forty passengers on the boat, some of whom had spent their last money getting a ticket, but the captain stayed until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the boat was dangerously crowded

So, this man must like his pipe very much if he prefers to mend it instead of buying a new one with the same money.'

'I should also mention that her husband left her a large amount of money

This money was invested, and she can live very well with the income from it

When we married, my wife put all her money in my name

'"Jack," she said, "when you took my money you said that if I ever wanted some, I should just ask you."

'"Certainly," I said, "it's your money

'When did your wife ask you for the money?' asked Holmes.

And she is not the type who would borrow money just to buy a pair of shoes; she would just wear her old pairs till things got better

Handsome, maybe not rich like this man here, but with enough money to afford a fast car

'Since every other girl she knows has ruined herself and made money out of it, why shouldn't she? Her friends don't earn any more than she does, but every day they wear new dresses, shoes, and so on, to work

I, a humble drawing teacher with no money, fell in love with the rich and beautiful Miss Laura Fairlie as soon as I saw her

Mrs Catherick told him that she wanted to put Anne in a private asylum, but she did not have enough money

If you die before your aunt Eleanor - Madame Fosco - she'll inherit ten thousand pounds of that money

Later, when we were alone, he told me he had only married me for my money

She had no money of her own and had to rely on her brother's generosity, but he wasn't generous

And then, instead of leaving ten thousand pounds to his sister directly, he left the money to Laura

Madame Fosco would only inherit the money if Laura died before she did

We must find the money to pay those debts

Now, explain to me about your wife's money.'

Anyway, the money isn't my only problem

I was married to a parish clerk who was a fool with no money

I'll send you money every month on two conditions: you must keep the secret and never tell anyone, in your own interest as well as mine; and you must never leave the village.'

But then he got into debt, and in order to borrow money he had to show a birth certificate and a certificate of his parents' marriage

My story begins with this simple fact: Percival and I needed money

When she dies as Lady Glyde, our money problems will be solved, and your secret will be safe! Anne spoke to your wife by the lake

Sir Percival and the Count had spent all Laura's money, so we could not get it back, but the following year Mr Frederick Fairlie died, so Limmeridge House was Laura's

In 2011, a group of people wanted to get money for a statue of Mary in London, so they put a picture of her on the Houses of Parliament

In some countries, children have to work to get money for their family.

Spending money on girls' education is very important if each country wants to become richer and happier.

But Emmeline's mother and father had money

He wrote some laws in 1870 and 1882 that allowed women to keep their money or houses after they married

But women earned half the money that was paid to men for the same jobs

After a long fight, the BBC paid Carrie the same amount of money as the men were paid.

But men scientists in France gave Marie a lot of problems, and she never got enough money for her work

Later, Nancy's father made a lot of money in business, and the children were able to get an education

She began to play at Long Beach, and she used a racquet she bought with money she got from little jobs.

But Billie Jean saw that women tennis players did not win as much money as men

The US Open became the first big tournament to give equal money to its men and women top players

Sometimes, they also get money from the parents of their daughter's husband.

They asked for money for women who have been sexually assaulted