Examples of greenback in a Sentence
she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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The greenback has done better against other currencies such as the euro and the yen.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
On a year-to-date basis, the currency has deprecated over 8% against the greenback.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Oil is traded in dollars, and that’s keeping the value of the greenback high versus foreign currencies.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But a small cohort of the wealthy had been able to buy Treasury bonds during the Civil War when greenback paper money and rapid coining of silver caused inflation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
On a year-to-date basis, the currency has deprecated over 8% against the greenback.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Oil is traded in dollars, and that’s keeping the value of the greenback high versus foreign currencies.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But a small cohort of the wealthy had been able to buy Treasury bonds during the Civil War when greenback paper money and rapid coining of silver caused inflation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenback. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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greenback
noun
green·back
ˈgrēn-ˌbak 
: a piece of U.S. paper money
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