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Today, Pyrex can go for a pretty penny.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Testing can also help prevent over-fertilizing, which can have a negative impact on your local environment and cost you a pretty penny.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
Yes, this jacket will cost you a pretty penny.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Authorities can also authorize your vehicle to be towed at your expense, which could cost a pretty penny.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Testing can also help prevent over-fertilizing, which can have a negative impact on your local environment and cost you a pretty penny.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
Yes, this jacket will cost you a pretty penny.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Authorities can also authorize your vehicle to be towed at your expense, which could cost a pretty penny.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a pretty penny
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“A pretty penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20pretty%20penny. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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