pennies
Example Sentences
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Seeing into the future that she’d soon be asked to work for pennies while someone else got obscenely rich, she passed.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
"There are so many people struggling to get by. Some months, we are really scraping the pennies and it can be difficult."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Bergstrom was rapid-firing pennies, worth maybe $10 or $20 each, and occasionally slipping in more valuable coins worth about $80.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The other explanation is it’s a cash grab made for pennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
My mouth tasted like old pennies and warm spoiled milk.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
