nickels
Example Sentences
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The overall energy of the trip and the relationships strengthened by shared experience are worth much more than the nickels and dimes you won’t miss in the long run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It is low volatility until it is not. The trick is not to pretend that intervention cannot happen. It is to avoid picking up nickels in front of it.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The chain bundled food with items like character buttons, wooden nickels, hand puppets and drinking glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
He also thinks the government savings from not producing pennies will be offset by the need for more nickels, which are worth five cents but cost nearly 14 cents to make.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
A handful of pennies and nickels fell onto his desk.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
