silver dollar
noun
plural silver dollars
1
: any of various U. S. coins made chiefly of silver and having a face value of one dollar
Examples of silver dollar in a Sentence
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The impact gave me a lump on my temple the size of a silver dollar and left the right side of my rib cage feeling spongy.
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Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
Sales will include a surcharge of $35 for each $5 gold coin; $10 for each silver dollar; $5 for each half dollar; and $50 for each three-coin set.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
An elections official grabbed a silver dollar from his office to break the tie.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Walker, 44, takes an apple in his hand and points to a dark-brown blister the size of a silver dollar on its reddish skin.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
His accessories include a cane and a large chain that had a silver dollar sign symbol.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
McFadden recommends classic pumpkins and eerie decor for Halloween and more formal decorations, such as silver dollar eucalyptus, for Thanksgiving.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
One scene, featuring a ghost with silver dollars over its eyes, is nearly as good as the hide-and-clap scene in The Conjuring.
—Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
Create an asymmetrical design by allowing the silver dollar eucalyptus and plumosa ferns to drape from one side.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
Sales will include a surcharge of $35 for each $5 gold coin; $10 for each silver dollar; $5 for each half dollar; and $50 for each three-coin set.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
An elections official grabbed a silver dollar from his office to break the tie.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Walker, 44, takes an apple in his hand and points to a dark-brown blister the size of a silver dollar on its reddish skin.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
His accessories include a cane and a large chain that had a silver dollar sign symbol.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
McFadden recommends classic pumpkins and eerie decor for Halloween and more formal decorations, such as silver dollar eucalyptus, for Thanksgiving.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
One scene, featuring a ghost with silver dollars over its eyes, is nearly as good as the hide-and-clap scene in The Conjuring.
—Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
Create an asymmetrical design by allowing the silver dollar eucalyptus and plumosa ferns to drape from one side.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Silver dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20dollar. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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