- present tense form of copper (3rd person singular).
coppers
Example Sentences
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Her odyssey also takes her to Falster, an island at the bottom of the country, where she finds “a cluster of sooty coppers on a few glossy yellow flowers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He emptied out Russian identity papers, bank notes in the Russian currency, the rouble, and small change in Belorussian coppers.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
“This isn’t the local coppers coming down, these are men in dark suits.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Mette, who has been with the department for 18 years, told "young coppers" they have a "long way to go."
From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021
Inside were four coppers and a little hank of blond hair tied up with a red ribbon.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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