penny

Example Sentences

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Just look at how long it took to finally kill off the penny.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

We've never spent a penny on trying to drive people to games.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Unlike in Europe and the U.K., prices were slowly rising, with often the difference of less than a penny between weeks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

It reminds me of when I went to Catholic school and you’d go shopping for school clothes at the Bass outlet and they’d have walls and walls of penny loafers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She clipped the wires to the lemons by attaching one end to a nail on one lemon and the other end to a penny on the next lemon.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser