penny

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Separately, Medtronic on Wednesday also raised its quarterly dividend by a penny and said it has made strategic investments into two privately held companies focused on the development of intracardiac echocardiography, or ICE, catheter technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Nvidia has bought back $85 billion in shares in the past two years, and this past month it increased its quarterly dividend from one penny to an almost respectable 25 cents.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Economists Ryan Kellogg and Rich Sweeney estimate that the law raises East Coast gasoline prices by about a penny and a half per gallon on average, costing drivers roughly $770 million a year.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

A Restore Britain spokesperson said the party had "already refunded every single penny received from this organisation, going above and beyond any necessary rules to ensure that we are fully compliant".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

When I got home, I wrote a note to James and gave Danny a penny to deliver it.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu