pennies

Example Sentences

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"I have to count pennies and everything has to be accounted for," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Besides, being broke and having to pinch pennies in college is a rite of passage, right?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

As food inflation persists, many of us have been pinching pennies in our grocery budgets.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

"Yet everybody just makes pennies on the pound."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

A few pennies and dimes were on the floor, but the quarters, the nickels, the five-dollar bill, and all of the single dollars were gone.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia