Examples of dong in a Sentence
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Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Sociologists echo concerns about costs, estimating that raising a child from birth to age 22 costs 10 to 20 million Vietnamese dong ($380 to $760) per month — more than the average monthly income.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 4 June 2025
The former port city of Hội An leads the way for travelers on a budget, thanks to lower restaurant and bar charges and a considerable drop in the value of the Vietnamese dong.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024
Unsold kumquat trees stood beside her, each selling for about 600,000 Vietnamese dong, or $24.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Leaders have also been in discussions around ditching Vietnam’s version of de minimis, which allows goods valued at less than 1 million dong ($40) to skirt standard duties processes, like paying a VAT.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Amber Ruffin and Alex Edelman Who among us can’t recognize Jon Hamm by his dong?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s only cocktails (250,000 dong) and whiskey, and no menu.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
My mother, Pamela, grew up eating at dai pai dongs.
—Alex Lau, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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To help counter this, the ministry has proposed raising the fine from 30 million to 100 million Vietnamese dong — roughly $1,150 to around $4,000 — for gender-selective practices.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Sociologists echo concerns about costs, estimating that raising a child from birth to age 22 costs 10 to 20 million Vietnamese dong ($380 to $760) per month — more than the average monthly income.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 4 June 2025
The former port city of Hội An leads the way for travelers on a budget, thanks to lower restaurant and bar charges and a considerable drop in the value of the Vietnamese dong.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2024
Unsold kumquat trees stood beside her, each selling for about 600,000 Vietnamese dong, or $24.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Leaders have also been in discussions around ditching Vietnam’s version of de minimis, which allows goods valued at less than 1 million dong ($40) to skirt standard duties processes, like paying a VAT.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Amber Ruffin and Alex Edelman Who among us can’t recognize Jon Hamm by his dong?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s only cocktails (250,000 dong) and whiskey, and no menu.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
My mother, Pamela, grew up eating at dai pai dongs.
—Alex Lau, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Dong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dong. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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