sterling

Example Sentences

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He said the strength of sterling showed that this issue was not about the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The deal consideration is 3.4 billion in cash and $10.2 billion in Shell shares, considering Shell’s closing price on that day and the exchange rate of British sterling to Canadian dollars.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The pound was flat against the euro and BOE Governor Andrew Bailey could damp expectations for rate rises in a speech later, leaving sterling vulnerable, ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

With revenue and earnings growing in the double digits, and a sterling balance sheet, “Microsoft is as attractive as it has almost ever been,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

However, she assumed that any country with so sterling a reputation must be equipped with mountains somewhere; the rest of the necessary information she knew she could easily find in an encyclopedia.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood