penny

Example Sentences

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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

If he suffers a devastating injury or simply underperforms, every penny is still guaranteed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The trainer of a horse which has equalled the UK racing record for longest-priced winner says he "never had a penny on" his winner.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s roughly a penny to earn 99 cents if you are right.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

So instead, my parents tried to scrape together every penny to pay for my sister's college in full.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi