dime a dozen

Example Sentences

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So another day like Wednesday—which are a dime a dozen for the Korean stock market right now—and it will have wiped out all those losses.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they’re cheaper to produce, so while they satiate the appetite for true stories, not all can be deemed good.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The trouble for people starting out in AI—whether recent grads or job switchers like Strawn—is that companies see them as a dime a dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

People with his views are a dime a dozen all over the South.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

Kaira’s manager was in the hotel lobby when she returned, and she started yelling at him for firing the drummer, and he told her that drummers were a dime a dozen.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar