nickels
Example Sentences
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The overall energy of the trip and the relationships strengthened by shared experience are worth much more than the nickels and dimes you won’t miss in the long run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
At night, Hig and Bangley play poker with stacks of $5,000 bills that they throw around as casually as nickels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
With quarters, nickels, and dimes jostling in my pocket, I stepped off the train and into the California sunshine.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
