dimes

Example Sentences

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Traders bundled silver dimes, quarters and half-dollars in face-value increments and launched an arcane—not to mention bulky—asset class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

This meant that dimes, quarters and half dollars had the same amount of silver relative to their face values.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Among those who were apparently educated on the taxpayers’ dimes is Secretary McMahon, a North Carolina native who holds a degree from East Carolina University, a public institution supported by the taxpayers of North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

She would be one of the most fun players to watch in the women’s game if she averaged 20 fewer points, but she’s dropping peerless dimes while being the greatest scorer in history.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

Impressed by her intensity, the counter man shoved six loaves and the least battered of the rejected pies at her and took her two dimes.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith