pennies

Example Sentences

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Exxon Mobil lived through it when Hugo Chávez nationalized its projects in 2007 and spent years in international arbitration recovering pennies on the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Another small market has incredible herbs for pennies.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

"These are not just gentlemen thieves, confidently swindling us of a few pennies here and there," says Craig Rice, who heads up the CDA.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I read somewhere that they’re going to be doing away with pennies entirely one of these days, because I guess thoughts are all they’re good for.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman