pretty penny
Example Sentences
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According to the paper, Andrews planned to sell the tape for "a pretty penny".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He hadn’t grown up with money, but working at a tech company that IPO’d in the late ’90s, he was able to make a pretty penny for himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Those delayed retirement credits are worth a pretty penny.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Indeed, storage facilities often get to keep all the proceeds of an auction, and some auctioned units can turn a pretty penny.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025
“That so? Well, your friend Tom Perry will make a pretty penny, too. I’ll be over at Beverly for the auction. I’ll ask about him.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
