nickels

Example Sentences

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“We have to do a better job to find those pennies out there—those pennies, nickels and dimes to save and not turn the lights on until you need to,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

“We don’t take those wooden nickels anymore,” he said.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

This 35-year-old is stockpiling $250,000 in nickels as a bet against inflation: ‘This has zero downside.’

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

You could tell that Mrs. Cripe wanted our nickels before we fished the Nehis out of the water.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck