on a dime

Example Sentences

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The stock market’s day-to-day narrative can change on a dime, and this week’s theme of a pullback in precious metals and bitcoin continued early on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

And though this is not an entirely unexpected plot twist, the film has plenty more up its sleeve, including the opportunity for Seyfried to, once again, turn on a dime.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Things “can change on a dime, as it has in the past.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

For starters, auto makers can’t shift production or plans on a dime.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

It turns on a dime, expresses itself in the instant.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel