Sentence examples for purse instead of from inspiring English sources

But it would be no bad thing if farmers had to justify support against other claimants on the public purse, instead of getting it unnoticed from Brussels.

I kept the headscarf I carried for prayer hidden in my purse instead of draped around my neck.

And now, here I was voluntarily walking the sidewalks of the neighborhood around the car wash -- down the street, across the street, and up the other side -- just like at Fox, except I carried a purse instead of a picket sign.

If you can, carry a purse instead of a backpack.

If you're a girl, you might want to use a purse instead of a bag.

Sometimes guests pin paper money to her veil or tuck bills into a special bridal purse instead of the matron's apron.

They will be making purses instead of bras.

The storage problem is a perennial one, particularly for female officers, who, early on, were ordered to carry their guns in their purses instead of in their holsters.

CH by Carolina Herrera must have wondered what the hell was wrong with Ms. Muse, because the brand chose to instead unite two lovebirds in the basket of a balloon cleverly strung with colorful purses instead of sandbags.

Since it's a diva party, get small purses instead of party bags and put soap, body wash, combs, sponges, lip gloss, mini nail polish etc. to spice them with the theme of the party.

The ruling now forces Obama's department of health and human services (HHS) to decide whether to pay for contraception in such cases out of the public purse instead, risking a fresh confrontation with Republican critics of the law in Congress.