penny

Example Sentences

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He hadn’t grown up with money, but working at a tech company that IPO’d in the late ’90s, he was able to make a pretty penny for himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In its accounts, the company says it aims to deliver education that is "worth every penny".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

For now, there isn’t an immediate threat of bitcoin going the way of the penny — but for a number of miners, profitability no longer looks possible.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Ultimately you end up maybe making more from what we call penny profit … more in absolute dollars, but maybe the percent margin had to shrink,” Kempczinski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“If I gave you a penny and it magically doubled the next day, and those pennies doubled the next day, and so on, do you know how much you’d have in a month?”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty