dime
Example Sentences
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From Champions League toe-pokes to swivelling on a dime in baggy blaugrana, the Ballon d'Or winner's very presence was enough to tune in for.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
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
That dime appeared to drop for stock market investors Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Unless you’re the importer of record—and maybe even then—you won’t get back a dime of the duty you paid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
He didn’t have to give her any nickel or dime just because he was lonesome and wanted to talk.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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