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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The original Toxic Avenger was made for chump change and wore its low-budget nature proudly, while this version, which was shot in Bulgaria in 2021 and involves both practical and digital effects, tries to evoke that ragged aesthetic while working with more resources.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
In shipbuilding, that amount of capital investment is no more than chump change.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But of course this worry of mine now feels like chump change in the face of Alligator Alcatraz and other holding hells for immigrants who might be shipped off to prisons in South Sudan or El Salvador.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
However, all that gold is chump change compared to the single greatest deposit still waiting to be tapped that has been the topic of study by scientists at the University of Göttingen.
—David Szondy
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
In shipbuilding, that amount of capital investment is no more than chump change.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But of course this worry of mine now feels like chump change in the face of Alligator Alcatraz and other holding hells for immigrants who might be shipped off to prisons in South Sudan or El Salvador.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
However, all that gold is chump change compared to the single greatest deposit still waiting to be tapped that has been the topic of study by scientists at the University of Göttingen.
—David Szondy
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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