nickels and dimes

Example Sentences

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“We have to do a better job to find those pennies out there—those pennies, nickels and dimes to save and not turn the lights on until you need to,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Multiple reports now find those centers shuttering as shoppers return fewer bottles, apparently deeming the nickels and dimes not worth their time.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

If you're somebody who's paying that with the nickels and dimes on your earnings, you can really get in over your head.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2023

Unified schools, which requires “a lot of moving nickels and dimes around,” Austin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

I thought of the fifty dollars, the nickels and dimes, and the fishermen and blackberry patches.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls