copper penny

Example Sentences

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In a 1987 work by Larner that takes the form of two petri dishes presented under glass, microorganisms ravage buttermilk, the petals of an orchid and a copper penny.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Her lungs are getting stronger, her lips are bigger, she has real butt cheeks now, and her hair is the color of a shiny copper penny.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2020

The kind of man who would leave a copper penny on the ground so that the man, woman or child who found it would think that it’s his or her lucky day.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2019

The vivid green potage with a swirl of sour cream tasted strangely but intriguingly like a copper penny, while the chicken left me dumbstruck.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2017

The Kettleblacks would charm her, take her coin, and promise her anything she asked, and why not, when Bronn was matching every copper penny, coin for coin?

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin