twenty-five cents
Example Sentences
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Go back further and the 1896 Fannie Farmer cookbook sternly informs readers that, “eggs, even at twenty-five cents per dozen, should not be freely used by the strict economist.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
What did you expect for twenty-five cents per day plus expenses, the FBI?
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2018
In 1927, when America had a third of its current population and movie tickets cost twenty-five cents, the studios enjoyed box-office revenues of seven hundred and eighty million dollars.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 11, 2016
Movies offered a way for Americans to think of better times, and people were willing to pay twenty-five cents for a chance to escape, at least for a few hours.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
“I’ll pay two dollars and twenty-five cents an hour and put Concha in charge of her.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
