Examples of chump change in a Sentence
what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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About $30 million has been raised as part of a recent rounding of funding — not chump change but a small fraction of, say, the $800 million-plus Runway has raised.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hardly chump change, even in New York.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Over the course of one summer, their cookie operation brought in $500: a fortune in the eyes of a kid, but chump change compared to Dawes’ future success selling her organic tortilla chip brand Late July, which reeled in $100 million in annual sales.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Mar. 2026
So many of these kids come from poverty and may have been happy with chump change at one time.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hardly chump change, even in New York.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Over the course of one summer, their cookie operation brought in $500: a fortune in the eyes of a kid, but chump change compared to Dawes’ future success selling her organic tortilla chip brand Late July, which reeled in $100 million in annual sales.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Mar. 2026
So many of these kids come from poverty and may have been happy with chump change at one time.
—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chump change
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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump%20change. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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